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benthic

adj
/ˈbɛnθɪk/

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the benthos

    Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.

    • Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal
    • The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored[…]
    • As the classical approach to benthic community studies originated primarily with Danish biologists, a section is devoted to comparisons of Danish bottom communities with those obtained in Hadley Harbor.

  2. Any organism that lives on the seafloor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA