benthic
English
/ˈbɛnθɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
Etymology
Affix from English benthos (flora and fauna of the deep).
Origin
English
benthos
Gloss
flora and fauna of the deep
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abyss English
- abyssal English
- abyssalbenthic English
- abyssobenthic English
- archibenthic English
- benthically English
- benthophyte English
- benthos English
- benthoscape English
- cryptobenthic English
- endobenthic English
- endobenthos English
- epibenthic English
- epibenthically English
- epibenthos English
- holobenthic English
- hyperbenthic English
- hyperbenthos English
- macrobenthic English
- macrobenthos English
- macrophytobenthic English
- macrozoobenthic English
- megabenthic English
- megabenthos English
- meiobenthic English
- merobenthic English
- microbenthic English
- microbenthos English
- microphytobenthic English
- nonbenthic English
- pelagobenthic English
- phytobenthic English
- phytobenthos English
- subbenthic English
- suprabenthic English
- suprabenthos English
- zoobenthic English
- zoobenthos English
- βάθος Ancient Greek
- abyss
- benthos
- abyssal
- subbenthic
- epibenthos
- epibenthic
- nonbenthic
- zoobenthos
- zoobenthic
- benthophyte
- megabenthos
- endobenthos
- benthoscape
- megabenthic
- holobenthic
- endobenthic
- meiobenthic
- benthically
- merobenthic
- phytobenthic
- suprabenthos
- hyperbenthos
- suprabenthic
- archibenthic
- phytobenthos
- macrobenthos
- microbenthos
- hyperbenthic
- microbenthic
- macrobenthic
- abyssobenthic
- pelagobenthic
- cryptobenthic
- abyssalbenthic
- epibenthically
- macrozoobenthic
- macrophytobenthic
- microphytobenthic