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pelagic zone (s) (noun), pelagic zones (pl)
1. Water in the ocean which is not close to the bottom: The pelagic zones consist of the waters in a sea that are usually not close to the shores.
2. Etymology: from Latin pelagicus; from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos, "sea, high sea, open sea".
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