benthic

English

Etymology

From benthos.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɛnθɪk/

Adjective

benthic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
   • 2001, David Mitchell, Number 9 Dream

     With that, the rodent vanished into the benthic bowels of his pyrrhic pile.

Translations

Derived terms

• cryptobenthic

Antonyms

• planktonic

See also

• oceanic
• pelagic
• planktonic

Anagrams

• bitchen