Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
  • Of or pertaining to the group of languages, sometimes called Malay o-Polynesian, spoken from Madagascar to Easter Island (excluding Australia).

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Examples

  • The first scientific study of Taiwan's pink dolphins (Sousa chinensis), otherwise known as Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins or, locally, as "Matsu's Fish", was carried out in 2002.

    WN.com - Articles related to Metro wholesalers charged with importing animal, plant parts 2010

  • Due to being isolated from other populations of the same species, Taiwan’s “Matsu’s Fish” Sousa chinensis, also known as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin or Chinese white dolphin, has evolved in a way that distinguishes it from other populations.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Michael Turton 2008

  • A report from the US Government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts severe bleaching for parts of the Coral Sea, which lies adjacent to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Triangle, a 5.4 million square kilometre expanse of ocean in the Indo-Pacific which is considered the centre of the world's marine life.

    Impact Lab 2009

  • (Sousa chinensis), otherwise known as Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins or, locally, as "Matsu's

    WN.com - Articles related to Metro wholesalers charged with importing animal, plant parts 2010

  • More broadly, Washington's goal, executed through Hawaii-based Pacific Command, should be to create a more active maritime community of interests in the Indo-Pacific arc and to counter Chinese moves where they occur.

    Billiards in the South China Sea Michael Auslin 2011

  • But Beijing's challenge to freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific means these countries should be thinking about bringing together their proliferating bilateral maritime security links in a collective arrangement, one that could pool resources to mount rapid responses to natural disasters and other contingencies and work together to keep Asia's vital sea lanes open.

    Leading in the Indian Ocean Thomas G. Mahnken 2011

  • U.S. military officials from the Chief of Naval Operations on down have promised that the budget cuts will not lead to a reduction in U.S. operations in the Indo-Pacific in the short term.

    Defense Cuts Sap Obama's Asia Pivot Michael Auslin 2012

  • The greatest impact of a stronger Australia-U.S. alliance would be for the Indo-Pacific region.

    The Yanks Are Welcome in Oz Andrew Shearer 2011

  • Native to the Indo-Pacific, the aptly-named lionfish also known as the scorpion fish, or firefish is believed to have been introduced to East Coast waters, including the Caribbean, by pet owners releasing aquarium fish into coastal waters.

    Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011

  • Native to the Indo-Pacific, the aptly-named lionfish also known as the scorpion fish, or firefish is believed to have been introduced to East Coast waters, including the Caribbean, by pet owners releasing aquarium fish into coastal waters.

    Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011

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