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BENTHONIC ZONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does benthonic zone mean?
• BENTHONIC ZONE (noun)
The noun BENTHONIC ZONE has 1 sense:
1. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Familiarity information: BENTHONIC ZONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
benthic division; benthonic zone; benthos
Hypernyms ("benthonic zone" is a kind of...):
biogeographical region (an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna)
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