pelagic zone

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpelagic zone (plural pelagic zones)

plural pelagic zones

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 遠洋帶 /远洋带
  • 遠洋帶 /远洋带 (yuǎnyáng dài)mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
Dutch pelagische zone
  • pelagische zonemass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
Romanian zonă pelagică
  • zonă pelagicămass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
Turkish derin deniz zonu, peljik zon
  • derin deniz zonumass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
  • peljik zonmass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom
Cite this entry
APA

pelagic zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelagic%20zone

MLA

“pelagic zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelagic%20zone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelagic zone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelagic%20zone.

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