- archibenthic zone
- архибентическая зона
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
archibenthic — adj. [Gr. arche, beginning; benthos, depths of sea] Refers to the continental deep sea zone, extending from the edge of the continental shelf (200 400 m.) to depths of about 800 1100 m; see abyssal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology