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Definition of Benthic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water.
Partainyms: Benthos, Benthos, Benthos
Derivative terms: Benthos, Benthos, Benthos
Definition of Benthic
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Benthic
1. pertaining to oceanic depths [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benthic
Literary usage of Benthic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"Few generalizations could be made, and the eruption impacts on benthic invertebrates
were best studied on a river-to-river, stream-to-stream, ..."
2. A Guide to Selected National Environmental Statistics in the U. S. Government (1994)
"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE benthic Surveillance Project OFFICE: National Oceanic and
... As part of the QA Project, laboratories associated with the benthic ..."
3. Superfund And Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'alene River Basin by National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Superfund Site Assessment, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the C (2005)
"2000. is available on the magnitude of temporal variations of benthic flux in
... Overall, although the benthic flux work is important and interesting, ..."
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