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pelagic

[puh-laj-ik] / pəˈlædʒ ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
oceanic
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In total, she collectedabout 10 snails and brought them to the university’s Pelagic Invertebrate Collection to examine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Speaking before the court ruling Esben Sverdrup-Jensen, from the Danish Pelagic Producers' Association, said the ban had a "massive impact" on the industry.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Pelagic birds resort to a wide range of tactics to avoid being caught within the tumult of large storms.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

Mike Copeland, chair of the South African Pelagic Fishing Industry Association, says the association is quantifying the potential effects of the ban.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2023

Pelagic sealing in the North Pacific was barred in 1911 by an international agreement between the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas




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