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pelagic zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The mass of water in a lake or ocean not close to the bottom and not near the shore.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠洋帶 /远洋带 (yuǎnyáng dài) — mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
  • Dutch: pelagische zone — mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
  • Romanian: zonă pelagică — mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
  • Turkish: derin deniz zonu — mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
  • Turkish: peljik zon — mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom