- autopelagic
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adj. [Gr. autos, self; pelagios, of the sea]Referring to organisms found only in the surface waters of the sea.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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autopelagic — AUTOPELÁGIC, Ă adj. (despre organisme) care trăieşte permanent în stratul superior al apelor mării. (< fr. autopélagique) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
autopelagic — au·to·pelagic … English syllables
autopelagic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto I+ adjective Etymology: aut + pelagic of plankton : strictly pelagic compare spanipelagic … Useful english dictionary
spanipelagic — |spanə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spani (from Greek spanios rare, scarce) + pelagic; originally formed as German spanipelagisch; perhaps akin to Greek span to draw, pull, tear more at span of plankton : living in… … Useful english dictionary
