单词 | epibenthos |
释义 | epibenthos in American English (ˌɛpɪˈbɛnˌθɑs; ˌɛpɪˈbɛnθəs) noun the animals and plants living on the sea bottom between the low tide level and a depth of 100 fathoms Word origin epi- + benthosepibenthos in American English (ˌepəˈbenθɑs) noun Biology the aggregate of organisms living on the sea bottom between low tide and 100 fathoms (180 m) Word origin [epi- + benthos]epi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “upon,” “on,” “over,”“near,” “at,” “before,” “after” (epicedium; epidermis; epigene; epitome). On this model, epi- is used in the formation of new compound words (epicardium; epinephrine) |
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