Relating to or inhabiting the deep, cold ocean waters found below the thermocline, particularly in the permanently cold zones of the sea.
Variant or alternative spelling of 'chimopeelagic,' from Greek 'cheimon' (cold/winter) + 'pelagic' (oceanic). Both forms appear in scientific literature, with this version being more common in modern usage.
Scientists are still discovering new creatures in these eternal-winter ocean depths—some fish are so adapted to cold that they literally freeze solid if brought to warmer water, their antifreeze proteins failing.
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