abyssopelagic

English

The black swallower, an abyssopelagic fish

Alternative forms

• abyssalpelagic

Etymology

From abyss (“abyss”) +‎ pelagic (“open ocean”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˌbɪs.oʊ.pəˈlæ.d͡ʒɪk/
• Rhymes: -ædʒɪk

Adjective

abyssopelagic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.

Derived terms

• abyssopelagic water

Translations

of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean

• German: abyssopelagisch (de)
• Greek: αβυσσοπελαγικός (el) (avyssopelagikós)
• Portuguese: abissopelágico

References

• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 9