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benthic
English
Etymology
From benthos +? -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n??k/
Adjective
benthic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
- 1878, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 3:
- The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored...
- 1974, R. H. Parker, The Study of Benthic Communities, American Elsevier Publishing Company, New York, p. 191:
- 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.
- 1994, Hans M. Bolli, Jean-Pierre Beckmann, and John B. Saunders, Benthic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the South Caribbean Region, Cambridge University Press, p. 1:
- Benthic foraminifera have been used for stratigraphic purposes almost since they began to be studied systematically.
- 1878, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 3:
Antonyms
- planktonic
Derived terms
- cryptobenthic
- holobenthic
- subbenthic
Translations
Noun
benthic (plural benthics)
- Any organism that lives on the seafloor
See also
- oceanic
- pelagic
- planktonic
Anagrams
- bitchen
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benthos
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (bénthos, “the depths”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?n??s/
Noun
benthos (plural not attested)
- The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Derived terms
Translations
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