benthic

/ˈbɛnθɪk/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

classical, pelagic

VERB + BENTHIC

approach, zone

BENTHIC + NOUN

community, environment

PREP.

except

Definitions

adj

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[…]

noun

Any organism that lives on the seafloor.

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Synonyms

adjective — of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of

benthal
benthonic

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Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal

Wiktionary

The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored[…]

Wiktionary

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 Harbo

Wiktionary

The oceanic ecosystem includes the pelagic zone, the benthic zone, and the abyssal zone.

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