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BENTHONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benthonic mean? 

BENTHONIC (adjective)
  The adjective BENTHONIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of waterplay

  Familiarity information: BENTHONIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BENTHONIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

benthal; benthic; benthonic

Pertainym:

benthos (a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)

Derivation:

benthos (organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea)

benthos (a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)


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