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benthos
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Word definitions for benthos in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed , also known as the benthic zone . This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments , from tidal pools along the foreshore , out to the continental shelf , and then ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of the ocean or other body of water.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Benthos \Ben"thos\ (b[e^]n"th[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. be`nqos depth of the sea.] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: benthic division , benthonic zone ] organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"life forms of the deep ocean and sea floor," 1891, coined by Haeckel from Greek benthos "depth of the sea," related to bathos "depth," bathys "deep," which is of unknown origin. Adjective benthic is attested from 1902.
Usage examples of benthos.
Corporate or Political or Military, they were the best of the benthos, sitting on top of the mud that buried everyone else.
Beneath her, monstrous benthos filter life from the water, as oblivious to her as she is to them.
Upon further analysis, a weekly dose of specified minerals matching precisely those found in the benthos were prescribed, and sure enough the spells soon went away.
Perhaps they were sailing now, deep down among the benthos, phosphorescent lanterns swinging on the rigging to light up the abysmal darkness.
Upon further analysis, a weekly dose of specified minerals matching precisely those found in the benthos were prescribed, and sure enough the spells soon went away.