Definition of PELAGIC

pelagic

Plural: pelagics

Adjective

  • Relating to or living in the open sea.
  • relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
    • "pelagic organisms"
    • "pelagic whaling"

Adj

  • Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
  • Of or pertaining to oceans.

Noun

  • Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

Examples

  • His PELAGIC strategy involved casting his net wide for any word that would fit.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin pelagicus (and possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

Synonyms

oceanic

Scrabble Score: 12

pelagic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pelagic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pelagic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pelagic: valid Words With Friends Word