Pelagic

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1. Adjective

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

2. 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"
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