Thalassic

tha-las′ik, adj. pertaining to the smaller seas—opp. to Oceanic : ( zool. ) pelagic.— ns. Thala oc′racy , Thala oc′raty , the sovereignty of the seas; Thala og′rapher , a student of the phenomena of the ocean.— adj. Thala ograph′ic .— ns. Thala og′raphy , the science of the ocean, oceanography; Thala om′eter , a tide-gauge. [Gr. thala a , the sea.]