Just before it was dark, as they passed the great island of sargasso weed... ... that heaved and swung as though the ocean were making love... ... with something under a yellow blanket... ... his small line had been taken by a dolphin... ... and he had brought it into the skiff.
(adj) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean, Syn. pelagic, Example:oceanic islands like Bermuda; oceanic currents; oceanic birds; pelagic organisms; pelagic whaling
a. [ Cf. F. océanique. See Ocean. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]
Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]
[garapagosuzame] (n) Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis, species of circumtropical requiem shark found in the reef environments around oceanic islands)