Benthic Synonyms

bĕnthĭk
Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
Synonyms:
  1. benthonic
  2. benthal

Words Related to Benthic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. zooplankton
  2. macrofauna
  3. macroinvertebrate
  4. planktonic
  5. foraminiferal
  6. macrofaunal
  7. macroinvertebrates
  8. phytoplankton
  9. subtidal
  10. biota
  11. intertidal
  12. macro-invertebrate
  13. plankton
  14. estuarine

Benthic Sentence Examples

  • The fish utilize food sources naturally present in the waters, including freshwater shrimp, benthic invertebrates, snails and insects.

  • The research is focused on carrying out the majority of the measurements in-situ using benthic landers.

  • The benthic foraminiferal assemblage identified indicates a low oxygen environment with high organic detritus accumulation.

  • The diets were dominated by pelagic and benthopelagic prey and relatively little use was made of the benthic biota.

  • Our work will contribute to the modeling work of the MESH project by helping to define the physical environmental conditions that support benthic biotopes.

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