tychopelagic

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adjective

A reference to organisms that are normally benthic, but, carried up into the water column, became pelagic by chance factors.

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Meanings

adjectivetychopelagic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyA reference to organisms that are normally benthic, but, carried up into the water column, became pelagic by chance factors.

Origin

From τύχη (túkhē, “chance”) + pelagic.

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Translations

French tychopélagique
  • tychopélagiquewho became pelagic by chance factors
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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