BENTHON Antonyms
benthonic
Best Opposite Words For BENTHON
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floating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of someone who floats on the water adjective satellite • borne up by or suspended in a liquid • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another • inclined to move or be moved about • (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position • not definitely committed to a party or policy | ||||||||
nekton | nounn | |||||||
noun • the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales | ||||||||
pelagic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean | ||||||||
planktonic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to plankton | ||||||||
bathypelagic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep. | ||||||||
epifauna | nounn | |||||||
noun • The benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor. | ||||||||
infauna | nounn | |||||||
noun • Any aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments | ||||||||
neuston | nounn | |||||||
noun • All the organisms that live at the surface of water. |