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Pelagic

Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.

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Sea 66% connected

One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part…

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Oceanic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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