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bathyphilic

bathyphilic adjective: of, or relating to a bathyphile; living and thriving in deep water.

Adjective

bathyphilic (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to a bathyphile; living and thriving in deep water

Origin of bathyphilic

From bathy- + -philic.

Questions about bathyphilic

What does bathyphilic mean?
Bathyphilic means of, or relating to a bathyphile; living and thriving in deep water.
What part of speech is bathyphilic?
Bathyphilic is an adjective.

Words near bathyphilic in the dictionary

  1. bathypelagic zones
  2. bathyphase
  3. bathyphases
  4. bathyphile
  5. bathyphiles
  6. bathyphilic
  7. bathyphotometer
  8. bathyphotometers
  9. bathyphyll
  10. bathyphylls
  11. bathyplankton

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