PELAGICS Antonyms
pelagic
Best Opposite Words For PELAGICS
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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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. | ||||||
