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nektobenthic

nektobenthic adjective: of organisms: swimming near the bottom of a sea or lake.

Adjective

nektobenthic (not comparable)

  1. Of organisms: swimming near the bottom of a sea or lake.

Origin of nektobenthic

From nekto- + benthic.

Questions about nektobenthic

What does nektobenthic mean?
Nektobenthic means of organisms: swimming near the bottom of a sea or lake.
What part of speech is nektobenthic?
Nektobenthic is an adjective.

Words near nektobenthic in the dictionary

  1. nektaspid
  2. nektaspidid
  3. nektaspidids
  4. nektic
  5. nekto-
  6. nektobenthic
  7. nektobenthos
  8. nekton
  9. nektonic
  10. nektons
  11. nektoplankton

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