benthic
English
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈbɛnθɪk/
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Adjective
editbenthic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
- Synonym: benthonic
- Antonym: planktonic
- 1878, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Press, page 3:
- The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored […]
- 1974, R. H. Parker, The Study of Benthic Communities, New York: American Elsevier Publishing Company, page 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, John B. Saunders, Benthic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the South Caribbean Region, Cambridge University Press, page 1:
- Benthic foraminifera have been used for stratigraphic purposes almost since they began to be studied systematically.
Derived terms
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editof the benthos on the seafloor
Noun
editbenthic (plural benthics)
- Any organism that lives on the seafloor.