First Known Use: 1897
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benthonic
adjective ben·thon·ic \ben-ˈthä-nik\
Definition of BENTHONIC
: benthic
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Origin of BENTHONIC
irregular from benthos
Rhymes with BENTHONIC
Aaronic, atonic, bionic, boronic, Brittonic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, colonic, cyclonic, daimonic, demonic, draconic, dystonic, euphonic, hadronic, harmonic, hedonic, hydronic, iconic, ionic, Ionic, laconic, Masonic, mnemonic, moronic, neutronic, photonic, phytonic, planktonic, platonic, plutonic, pneumonic, pythonic, sardonic, sermonic, Slavonic, subsonic, symphonic, synchronic, tectonic, Teutonic, transonic
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