
English word epipelagic comes from English epi- (Above, over, on, in addition to.), English pelagic
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epi- (English)
Above, over, on, in addition to.
pelagic (English)
(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.. Of or pertaining to oceans. (biology) Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
epipelagic (English)
Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.