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English
Etymology
From benthos.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'b�nθɪk/

Adjective
en-adj|-

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
trans-top|of the benthos on the seafloor
Dutch: benthonisch
German: benthonisch
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Antonyms
planktonic

See also
oceanic
pelagic
planktonic

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• 2007-10-02 18:03 - Jakeybean - /* Translations */

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