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benthic
ben·thic [ bénthik ] or ben·thon·ic [ ben thónnik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of sea or lake bottom: relating to or characteristic of the bottom of a sea, lake, or deep river, or the animals and plants that live there
[<benthos]
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