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mesobenthos definition

meso·ben·thos (mes′ō ben′t̸häs′, mez′-)

noun

all the animals and plants living on the sea bottom at depths between 200 and 1,000 meters (c. 656 to c. 3,280 ft)

Etymology: ModL: see meso- & benthos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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