benthic

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benthic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Benthic \Ben"thic\ (b[e^]n"th[i^]k), a. [fr. Gr. be`nqos depth
     of the sea.]
     of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of
     water, especially referring to the ocean depths.
     [PJC]

benthic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  benthic
      adj 1: of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body
             of water [syn: benthic, benthal, benthonic]