Bathybius

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noun

A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.

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Meanings

nounBathybius (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablebiologyA gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.

Origin

Latin, from Ancient Greek. See bathy-. Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley.

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APA

Bathybius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathybius

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“Bathybius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathybius. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bathybius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathybius.

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