[puh-laj-ik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to the open seas or oceans. |
| 2. | living or growing at or near the surface of the ocean, far from land, as certain organisms. |
| pe·lag·ic (pə-lāj'ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or living in open oceans or seas rather than waters adjacent to land or inland waters: pelagic birds. [Latin pelagicus, from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos, sea; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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