thalassic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to seas and oceans.
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of or relating to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies.
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growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.
adjective
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of or relating to the sea
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of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters
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inhabiting or growing in the sea; marine
thalassic fauna
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Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.
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Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.
Etymology
Origin of thalassic
First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek thálass(a) “sea” + -ic
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They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and propellants.
From Ullr Uprising by H. Beam Piper
They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants.
From Uller Uprising by John D. Clark
The thalassic peoples here in the Equatorial Zone are fairly good empirical, teaspoon-measure, chemists.
From Uller Uprising by John D. Clark
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