- chimopelagic
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adj. [Gr. cheimon, winter; pelagos, sea]Certain deep-sea organisms that appear at the surface only in winter.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
chimopelagic
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chimopelagic — chi·mo·pelagic … English syllables
chimopelagic — |kīmō+ adjective Etymology: chim (from Gk. cheima, cheimōn winter) + o + pelagic : being or belonging to marine organisms living in the depths of the sea except in winter when they rise to the surface … Useful english dictionary
