- allopelagic
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/al'oh peuh laj"ik/, adj. (of a marine organism)living or growing at different depths.[ < G allopelagisch. See ALLO-, PELAGIC]
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Universalium. 2010.
allopelagic
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allopelagic — adj. [Gr. allos, other; pelagos, sea] Referring to open water; marine or freshwater organisms found at various depths … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allopelagic — al·lo·pe·lag·ic … English syllables
allopelagic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary all + pelagic; originally formed as German allopelagisch : of or relating to marine organisms occurring irregularly at the surface or at varying depths in response to … Useful english dictionary
