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/ˈbɛnθɪk/ · adjective
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean..
Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal
The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored[…]
As the classical approach to benthic community studies originated primarily with Danish biologists, a section is devoted to comparisons of Danish bottom communities with those obtained in Hadley Harbor.
Benthic foraminifera have been used for stratigraphic purposes almost since they began to be studied systematically.
Use benthic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Benthic means Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean..
Common synonyms include benthonic, demersal, bathyal, abyssal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal
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