benthograph

noun

ben·​tho·​graph

ˈben-thə-ˌgraf

plural -s

: an instrument consisting of a hollow steel sphere that contains cameras and lighting equipment and is designed for underwater photographic exploration at great depths

Word History

Etymology

benthos + -graph

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