oceanic, pelagic
(adjective) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; “oceanic islands like Bermuda”; “oceanic currents”; “oceanic birds”; “pelagic organisms”; “pelagic whaling”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pelagic (comparative more pelagic, superlative most pelagic)
(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Of or pertaining to oceans.
pelagic (plural pelagics)
(biology) Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*lag"ic, a. Etym: [L. pelagicus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
