abyssobenthic

English

Alternative forms

• abyssalbenthic

Etymology

abyss (“bottomless”) +‎ benthic (“under the ocean”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˌbɪs.oʊˈbɜn.θɪk/, /əˌbɪs.oʊˈbɜnt.θɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛnθɪk

Adjective

abyssobenthic

1. Occurring on or related to the ocean floor of the abyssal zone.

Translations

Occurring on or related to the ocean floor of the abyssal zone

• French: abyssobenthique (fr)
• German: abyssobenthisch, abyssobenthonisch
• Greek: αβυσσοβενθικός (el) (avyssoventhikós)

References

• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 9