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Meaning
Adj
●
Pertaining to the
benthos
;
living
on the
seafloor
,
as opposed to
floating
in the ocean.
Noun
●
Any
organism
that
lives on
the seafloor
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Antonyms
Planktonic
Related
Planktonic
Plankton
Aquatic
Intertidal
Marine
Zooplankton
Invertebrates
Pelagic
Phytoplankton
Terrestrial
Invertebrate
Algae
Freshwater
Mangrove
Coral
Macroinvertebrate
Forams
Fauna
Estuarine
Macrophytes
Species
Crustaceans
Multicellular
Seafloor
Biotic
Oceanic
Vegetation
Trophic
Algal
Sediment
Bivalve
Foraminifera
Macroinvertebrates
Faunal
Fishes
Larval
Heterotrophic
Diatom
Heterotrophs
Bivalves
Macroalgae
Nocturnal
Saprobes
Vertebrates
Foraminiferal
Protozoans
Herbivorous
Photosynthetic
Taxa
Gastropods
Fairy Shrimp
Coral Reef
Trophic Cascades
Deep Sea
Green Algae
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