O`ce*an"ic (?), a. [Cf.F.
océanique. 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 aërial and oceanic of
birds.
Darwin.
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its
inhabitants.