O`ce*an"ic (?), a. [Cf.F. oc'eanique. 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.

Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds. Darwin.

2.

Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.

 

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