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底生動物 (ていせいどうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

底てい生せい動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

benthic animal; zoobenthos

Technical term in zoology for animals living on or in the bottom of a body of water.

See also: 底生 (ていせい)

底てい生せい動どう物

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Benthic animals are adapted to the bottom environment of water bodies.

Kanji

底bottom, sole, depth
生life, genuine, birth
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

底てい生せい
底生 is the broader term for 'benthic' or 'bottom-dwelling', while 底生動物 specifically refers to the animals.

Built from

底てい生せい+動どう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 底生 (benthic, bottom-dwelling) and 動物 (animal).