thalassic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thalassic
    adj 1: 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thalassic \Tha*las"sic\, a. [Gr. qa`lassa the sea.] (Geol.)
   Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks
   formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.
   [1913 Webster]

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