"benthic" meaning in English

See benthic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛnθɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benthic.wav
Etymology: From benthos + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|benthos|-ic}} benthos + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} benthic (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: benthonic Hypernyms: marine, limnic Hyponyms: sublittoral, neritic, bathyal, abyssal, hadal Coordinate_terms: planktonic, pelagic Translations (of the benthos on the seafloor): benthonisch (Dutch), benttinen (Finnish), benthique [feminine, masculine] (French), bentónico (Galician), benthonisch (German), benthisch (German), beantach (Irish), bentonico (Italian), benthicus (Latin), bentoniczny (Polish), bentosowy (Polish), bêntico (Portuguese), bentônico (Portuguese), bentónico (Spanish)

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛnθɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benthic.wav Forms: benthics [plural]
Etymology: From benthos + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|benthos|-ic}} benthos + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} benthic (plural benthics)
  1. Any organism that lives on the seafloor.
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Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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}

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