Benthic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benthic \Ben"thic\ (b[e^]n"th[i^]k), a. [fr. Gr. be`nqos depth
     of the sea.]
     of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of
     water, especially referring to the ocean depths.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  benthic
       adj : of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of
             water [syn: {benthal}, {benthonic}]