† pĕlăgĭus, a, um, adj., = πελάγιος,
I of or belonging to the sea , sea- (pure Lat. marinus): pelagii greges piscium, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 10: pelagiae conchae, sea-mussels, Plin. 9, 29, 46, § 85: cursus, Phaedr. 4, 20, 7: matrona ornata phaleris pelagiis, i. e. with pearls and corals , P. Syrus ap. Petr. 55—
II Subst.
A pĕlăgĭa , ae, f., a kind of pearl-mussel , Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 131.—
B pĕ-lăgĭum , ii, n., purple color , Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 134; 9, 40, 64, § 138.