底生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
底	生
てい Grade: 4	せい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
底棲 (less common)

Etymology

生 is a daiyōji replacing 棲.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

底(てい)生(せい) • (teisei)

(marine biology) being benthic; inhabiting the benthic zone
底生(ていせい)の珪藻(けいそう)
teisei no keisō
benthic diatoms

Derived terms

底生生物(ていせいせいぶつ) (teisei seibutsu, “benthos”)
底生動物(ていせいどうぶつ) (teisei dōbutsu, “zoobenthos”)
底生植物(ていせいしょくぶつ) (teisei shokubutsu, “phytobenthos”)
底生性(ていせいせい) (teisei-sei)

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