Definitions
of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
Word origin
From benthos + -ic. By surface analysis, benth- + -ic.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal”
“The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored[…]”
“As the classical approach to benthic community studies originated primarily with Danish biologists, a section is devoted to comparisons of Danish bottom communities with those obtained in Hadley Harbor.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“sea floor”7 letters
02“Seafloor”7 letters
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