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ben·thos (ben′t̸häs′)

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

  • benthic ben′·thic (-t̸hik) adjective or benthonic ben·thon′ic (-t̸hän′ik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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