Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or inhabiting the layer of the water column of the open ocean that lies between the bathypelagic and hadopelagic layers at depths of about 4,000 to 6,000 meters (13,120 to 19,680 feet).
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
depths of theocean ; of the open waters of theabyssal zone .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[abyss(al) + pelagic.]
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abyss (“abyss”) + pelagic (“open ocean”)
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"abyssopelagic" on two questions, forcing inevitable do-overs.
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"abyssopelagic" on two questions, forcing inevitable do-overs.
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[[abyssopelagic]] and [[hadopelagic]] zones are unknown.
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[[abyssopelagic]] and [[hadopelagic]] zones are unknown.
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