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What's The Definition Of Bathybius?Synonyms | Synonyms for Bathybius: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bathybius: See Also | Bathybius In Webster's Dictionary \Ba*thyb"i*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? deep + ? life]
(Zo["o]l.)
A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found
in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He
supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large
part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is
of chemical, not of organic, origin.
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