PELAGICS Antonyms
pelagic
Best Opposite Words For PELAGICS
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benthic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water | ||||||||
coastal | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a coast • located on or near or bordering on a coast adjective satellite • along or following a coast | ||||||||
estuarine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or found in estuaries | ||||||||
inshore | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land adverb • toward the shore adjective satellite • close to a shore | ||||||||
intertidal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark | ||||||||
littoral | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a coastal or shore region noun • the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean | ||||||||
neritic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep adjective satellite • relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast | ||||||||
reef | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese • a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water • one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind verb • lower and bring partially inboard • roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area • reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef | ||||||||
nearshore | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • The region extending seaward from the shoreline. • Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean. verb • To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean. |