benthophil

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noun

Any organism that lives on the seafloor

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Meanings

nounbenthophil (plural benthophils)

plural benthophils

  1. biologyAny organism that lives on the seafloor

Origin

From bentho- + -phil.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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