Usually means: Aquatic organisms living on substrates.
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  1. zoobenthos: Merriam-Webster
  2. zoobenthos: Wiktionary
  3. Zoobenthos: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (zoobenthos)

▸ noun:  (biology) benthic organisms that are animals or zoomorphic protists

Similar:
zoobenthivore, zooid, polyzoan, anthozoon, zoöphaga, zoönite, zoöid, cryptozoa, eumetazoan, metazoon, more...

Opposite:
phytoplankton, nekton, pelagic, planktonic

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Similar:
zoobenthivore, zooid, polyzoan, anthozoon, zoöphaga, zoönite, zoöid, cryptozoa, eumetazoan, metazoon, more...

Opposite:
phytoplankton, nekton, pelagic, planktonic



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