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1. (adj.) thalassic
of or pertaining to seas and oceans.
2. thalassic
of or pertaining to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from oceans.
3. thalassic
growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.
Etymology: (1855–60; < Gk thálass(a) sea + -ic)
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1. (adj) thalassic
relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas
"deposits of sediment in gulfs and seas rather than in the ocean proper are known as thalassic deposits"- Scientific American
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1. (adj) thalassic
of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom
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