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Benthos

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benthic divisionnouna region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
benthonic zonenouna region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones

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benthic divisionnouna region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
benthonic zonenouna region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
benthonnoun(ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water.
nektobenthosnounThe organisms that swim at the bottom of a lake or sea; the nektonic benthos.
groundnounThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
benthologynounStudy of organisms living on the sea floor.
benthophilnoun(biology) Any organism that lives on the seafloor
epibenthosnoun(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
endobenthosnoun(ecology) benthic organisms that live buried or burrowing in the sediment, often in the oxygenated top layer
hyperbenthosnoun(biology) benthic organisms that live just above the sediment
benthoscapenounA landscape of the seafloor.
benthicnounAny organism that lives on the seafloor.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
epifaunanounThe benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
groundlingnounAny of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially:
benthophagenoun(biology) Any animal that feeds in the deep sea
seabednounThe floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.
bottom-fishingnounAlternative form of bottom fishing. [Fishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.]
bottom feedernounA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.
infaunanounAny aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments

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