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pelagic zone

pelagic zone noun: the mass of water in a lake or ocean not close to the bottom and not near the shore.

Noun

pelagic zone (plural pelagic zones)

  1. The mass of water in a lake or ocean not close to the bottom and not near the shore.

Forms of pelagic zone

pluralpelagic zones

Questions about pelagic zone

What does pelagic zone mean?
Pelagic zone means the mass of water in a lake or ocean not close to the bottom and not near the shore.
What part of speech is pelagic zone?
Pelagic zone is a noun.
What is the plural of pelagic zone?
The plural of pelagic zone is pelagic zones.

Words near pelagic zone in the dictionary

  1. pelagibacter
  2. pelagibacters
  3. pelagic
  4. pelagic trawl
  5. pelagic trawls
  6. pelagic zone
  7. pelagic zones
  8. pelagically
  9. pelagics
  10. Pelagie
  11. Pelagie Islands

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