Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. 
 of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water; 
[syn: benthic, benthal, benthonic]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
benthonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body
           of water [syn: benthic, benthal, benthonic]