benthos

The definition of benthos are the organisms living at the bottom of a body of water.

(noun)

An example of benthos are seaweed and animals in a tide pool.

See benthos in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

all the plants and animals living on or closely associated with the bottom of a body of water, esp. the ocean

Origin: ModL < Gr, depth of the sea; akin to bathos: see bathy-

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Origin: Greek

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