benthic

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1. benthic - Noun

2. benthic - Adjective

Meaning

of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water

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A Canadian benthic prefers a Japanese benthic over its close limnetic relative from its own lake. Source: Internet

Along with the decrease of atmospheric carbon dioxide reducing the global temperature, orbital factors in ice creation can be seen with 100,000 year and 400,000 year fluctuations in benthic oxygen isotope records. Source: Internet

Angel sharks and wobbegongs use camouflage to lie in wait and suck prey into their mouths. citation Many benthic sharks feed solely on crustaceans which they crush with their flat molariform teeth. Source: Internet

By contrast, meroplankton are only planktic for part of their lives (usually the larval stage), and then graduate to either a nektic or benthic (sea floor) existence. Source: Internet

Catfish have a variety of body shapes, though most have a cylindrical body with a flattened ventrum to allow for benthic feeding. Source: Internet

During the cooling period, benthic oxygen isotopes show the possibility of ice creation and ice increase during this later cooling. Source: Internet

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