Eurybath
/ˈjʊəriˌbæθ/noun
An organism capable of living across a wide range of water depths.
Did you know?Eurybath comes from scientific Greek-building elements meaning “wide” and “depth,” contrasting with stenobathic organisms that tolerate only a narrow depth range.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁wrǵʰús
“Broad or wide; the reconstructed source associated with Greek eurys.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
eurys
“Broad, wide, or spacious.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
bathys
“Deep.”
19th Century
Scientific Greek
eurybath-
“Having a broad range of tolerated depths.”
Modern English
English
eurybath
“An organism able to inhabit a wide range of depths.”
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