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Synonyms for benthic

  • adjective

Most common

benthonic benthal bottom-dwelling abyssal demersal bathyal hadal

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Benthonic

benthonic, benthal

Other

bottom-dwelling, demersal, abyssal, bathyal, hadal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.

    Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal

Related words

Is a kind of
marine aquatic underwater

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
benthicsteady
benthonicfalling
benthalfalling
abyssalfalling
demersalfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
hadal
7 letters
abyssal, bathyal, benthal
8 letters
demersal
9 letters
benthonic