cryopelagic

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adjective

Of cold, deep oceanic waters.

OriginEnglish pelagic ← Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os) →
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Meanings

adjectivecryopelagic (comparative more cryopelagic, superlative most cryopelagic)

comparative more cryopelagic · superlative most cryopelagic

  1. Of cold, deep oceanic waters.
  2. Regularly found in open waters, but associated with the underside of surface ice cover.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Englishpelagic
  4. Englishcryopelagic

From cryo- + pelagic.

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APA

cryopelagic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryopelagic

MLA

“cryopelagic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryopelagic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryopelagic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryopelagic.

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