底生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
底	生
てい Grade: 4	せい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
底棲 (less common)

Etymology

生 is a daiyōji replacing 棲.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

底(てい)生(せい) • (teisei) 

1. (marine biology) being benthic; inhabiting the benthic zone

   底生(ていせい)の珪藻(けいそう)

   teisei no keisō

   benthic diatoms

Derived terms

• 底生生物(ていせいせいぶつ) (teisei seibutsu, “benthos”)
• 底生動物(ていせいどうぶつ) (teisei dōbutsu, “zoobenthos”)
• 底生植物(ていせいしょくぶつ) (teisei shokubutsu, “phytobenthos”)
• 底生性(ていせいせい) (teisei-sei)