abyssopelagic

English

The black swallower, an abyssopelagic fish

Alternative forms

abyssalpelagic

Etymology

abyss (“abyss”) +‎ pelagic (“open ocean”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˌbɪs.oʊ.pəˈlæ.d͡ʒɪk/
Rhymes: -ædʒɪk

Adjective

abyssopelagic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.

Translations

pf or pertaining to the depths of the ocean

Portuguese: abissopelágico

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 9

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