Dictionary.com

mesopelagic

[ mez-uh-puh-laj-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz ə pəˈlædʒ ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
Save This Word!

adjective Oceanography.
of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3,000 feet (900 meters).
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of mesopelagic

First recorded in 1945–50; meso- + pelagic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for mesopelagic

mesopelagic
/ (ˌmɛsəʊpəˈlædʒɪk) /

adjective
of, relating to, or inhabiting the intermediate depths of the ocean between approximately 100 and 1000 metres
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK