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BENTHONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
benthos (a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)
Derivation:
benthos (organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea)
benthos (a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)
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