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mesobenthic

mesobenthic adjective: partially benthic and partially free-swimming.

Adjective

mesobenthic (not comparable)

  1. Partially benthic and partially free-swimming

Origin of mesobenthic

From meso- + benthic.

Questions about mesobenthic

What does mesobenthic mean?
Mesobenthic means partially benthic and partially free-swimming.
What part of speech is mesobenthic?
Mesobenthic is an adjective.

Words near mesobenthic in the dictionary

  1. mesobands
  2. mesobasal
  3. mesobasally
  4. mesobasic
  5. mesobathypelagic
  6. mesobenthic
  7. mesobilirubin
  8. mesoblast
  9. mesoblastic
  10. mesoblasts
  11. mesobranchial

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