Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panthalassic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-tha-las-sic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.

Example Sentences

"Some panthalassic species were found in the north and south of the investigation area, but were not found in the central part (Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca, Fig. 6; and Pyrophacus horologium)."
"Echinoid genera are mainly of panthalassic—West Pacific distribution (10 out of 17 genera), and echinoid species are mainly of oceanic distribution (13 out of 19 species, including eight endemics of the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges)."
"In the sublittoral sediments of the Chukchi Sea, planktonic neritic and panthalassic species predominate (mainly cold-water forms as well as wide-ranging taxa)."

Etymology

From pan- + thalassic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pan

Phrases

panthalassic planet

Synonyms

panthalassan

Questions

What does panthalassic mean?: That inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.
Where does panthalassic come from?: From pan- + thalassic.

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