edreobenthos

edreobenthos
\\|edrēō+\ noun
Etymology: edreo- (from Greek hedraios sedentary, from hedra seat, sitting) + benthos; akin to Greek hezesthai to sit — more at sit
: obligatorily sedentary organisms of the benthos (as mussels and rock oysters)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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