thalassic

tha·las·sic  (th-lsk)

adj.

Of or relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.

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[French thalassique, from Greek thalassa, sea.]

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thalassic [θəˈlæsɪk]

adj

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to the sea

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) inhabiting or growing in the sea; marine thalassic fauna

[from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa sea]

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thalassic  (th-lsk)

1. Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.

2. Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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