English Explanatory Dictionary

benthic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
noun
  1. Any organism that lives on the seafloor.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛnθɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benthic.wav

Word forms

benthic benthics

Etymology

From benthos + -ic. By surface analysis, benth- + -ic.

Synonyms

benthonic demersal bathyal abyssal hadal

Related words

bathy-

Derived words

abyssalbenthic abyssobenthic archibenthic benthically cryptobenthic endobenthic epibenthic holobenthic hyperbenthic macrobenthic megabenthic meiobenthic merobenthic mesobenthic microbenthic nonbenthic pelagobenthic phytobenthic subbenthic suprabenthic zoobenthic
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