macrobenthos

noun

mac·​ro·​benthos

"+

: the relatively large organisms living on or in the bottom of bodies of water

macrobenthic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

macr- + benthos

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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