| BENTHAL | • benthal adj. Benthic. • BENTHAL adj. living on the sea bottom, also BENTHIC, BENTHOAL, BENTHONIC. |
| BENTHIC | • benthic adj. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean. • benthic n. Any organism that lives on the seafloor. • BENTHIC adj. living on the sea bottom, also BENTHAL, BENTHOAL, BENTHONIC. |
| BENTHON | • benthon n. (Ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water. • BENTHON n. the flora and fauna of the ocean floor, also BENTHOS. |
| BENTHOS | • benthos n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water. • BENTHOS n. (Greek) the flora and fauna of the ocean floor, also BENTHON. |
| BENTHOAL | • BENTHOAL adj. living on the sea bottom, also BENTHAL, BENTHIC, BENTHONIC. |
| BENTHONS | • benthons n. Plural of benthon. • BENTHON n. the flora and fauna of the ocean floor, also BENTHOS. |
| BENTHONIC | • benthonic adj. Synonym of benthic. • BENTHONIC adj. living on the sea bottom, also BENTHAL, BENTHIC, BENTHOAL. |
| BENTHOSES | • benthoses n. Plural of benthos. • BENTHOS n. (Greek) the flora and fauna of the ocean floor, also BENTHON. |
| BENTHOSCOPE | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| HOLOBENTHIC | • holobenthic adj. (Biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life. • HOLOBENTHIC adj. passing the entire life in the deep ocean. |
| MESOBENTHOS | • MESOBENTHOS n. flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep. |
| BENTHOSCOPES | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| PHYTOBENTHOS | • phytobenthos n. (Biology) benthic organisms that are plants or algae. • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| BENTHOPELAGIC | • benthopelagic adj. Both benthic and pelagic. • benthopelagic n. Any such organism. • BENTHOPELAGIC adj. living just above the seabed. |
| MESOBENTHOSES | • MESOBENTHOS n. flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep. |
| PHYTOBENTHOSES | • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |