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epibenthonic

epibenthonic is the alternative form of epibenthic.

Meaning of epibenthic

Adjective

epibenthic (not comparable)

  1. That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea

Origin of epibenthonic

From epi- + benthonic. By surface analysis, epi- + benth- + -on + -ic.

Questions about epibenthonic

What is epibenthonic the alternative form of?
Epibenthonic is the alternative form of epibenthic.

Words near epibenthonic in the dictionary

  1. epibasidium
  2. epibathyal
  3. epibatidine
  4. epibenthic
  5. epibenthically
  6. epibenthonic
  7. epibenthos
  8. epiberberine
  9. epibetulinic acid
  10. epibiont
  11. epibiontic

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