Benthic

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  • adj. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water, especially referring to the ocean depths.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Living upon the bottom as distinguished from living in the water above; submarine; benthonic.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
    • Antonym
    planktonic   
    Cross Reference
    planktonic    pelagic    oceanic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bottom-dwelling    testaceous    polychaete    sessile    adenomatous   
     
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