Hyphenation of benthic

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word benthic? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ben-th-ic

Definitions of benthic:

1.	Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water

Synonyms of benthic:

adj	benthal, benthonic, biogeographical region

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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