Ocean
Ocean noun - The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth.
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Synonyms for Ocean
Pelagic and ocean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pelagic" instead an adjective "Ocean".
Pelagic
Pelagic adjective - Of or relating to the sea.
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Synonyms for Pelagic
Ocean and pelagic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ocean" instead an adjective "Pelagic".
Nearby Word: pelage
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You Keep Using That Word: "Pelagic" means an open zone in the deep ocean.
- Single-Biome Planet: Tethys is essentially an Ocean Planet, although given the emphasis on the creatures above sea level, we haven't yet had much cause to look at all the pelagic biomes there might be.
Source: Webcomic / Harbourmaster - In Terry Pratchett's Nation, a footnote describes how the sailfin crocodile (Crocodylus porosus maritimus) travels immense distances at the surface of the Great Southern Pelagic Ocean using the movable skin-and-cartilage sail on its back to catch the wind.
Source: Bizarre Alien Locomotion
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Pelagic and Ocean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ocean/pelagic
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