Word: cryopelagic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cry
o
pe
la
gic
Definition: Regularly found in open waters, but associated with the underside of surface ice cover.
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: pelagic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pelagicus
Language: la
Decoded: pelagicus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: pelagic (of the open sea)