bathypelagic

[ bath-uh-puh-laj-ik ]

adjective

, Oceanography.

1. pertaining to or living in the bathyal region of an ocean.

bathypelagic

/ ˌbæθɪpəˈlædʒɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres

Word History and Origins

Origin of bathypelagic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; bathy- + pelagic