Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to depths of the sea of a thousand fathoms and more. See extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
benthic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
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