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cryptobenthic

cryptobenthic adjective: both benthic (living on or near the seafloor) and cryptic (hiding in crevices, or camouflaged).

Adjective

cryptobenthic (not comparable)

  1. Both benthic (living on or near the seafloor) and cryptic (hiding in crevices, or camouflaged).

Origin of cryptobenthic

From crypto- + benthic.

Questions about cryptobenthic

What does cryptobenthic mean?
Cryptobenthic means both benthic (living on or near the seafloor) and cryptic (hiding in crevices, or camouflaged).
What part of speech is cryptobenthic?
Cryptobenthic is an adjective.

Words near cryptobenthic in the dictionary

  1. cryptoaperturate
  2. cryptoasset
  3. cryptoassets
  4. cryptobabble
  5. cryptobasidiaceous
  6. cryptobenthic
  7. cryptobillionaire
  8. cryptobillionaires
  9. cryptobiont
  10. cryptobionts
  11. cryptobiosis

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