"benthonic" meaning in English

See benthonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: By surface analysis, benth- + -on + -ic. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|benth-|-on|-ic}} By surface analysis, benth- + -on + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} benthonic (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of benthic. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: benthic [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-benthonic-en-adj-mjtGtoQT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with benth- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with benth-: 46 54

Noun

Forms: benthonics [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, benth- + -on + -ic. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|benth-|-on|-ic}} By surface analysis, benth- + -on + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} benthonic (plural benthonics)
  1. Synonym of benthic. Synonyms: benthic [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: epibenthonic
    Sense id: en-benthonic-en-noun-mjtGtoQT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with benth-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with benth-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
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