pelagial, a.
(pɪˈleɪdʒ(ɪ)əl)
[f. L. pelagi-us, a. Gr. πελάγι-ος of the sea (f. L. pelag-us, a. Gr. πέλαγος the sea) + -al1.]
Of or belonging to the open sea; = Pelagian a.2 2, pelagic a.
| 1899 J. A. Thomson Sci. of Life xiii. 179 The distinctive population of the littoral, pelagial, abyssal, fluvial, and terrestrial areas. |