"benthos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛnθɒs/ [UK] Forms: benthoses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|βένθος||the depths}} Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} benthos (plural benthoses)
  1. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water. Wikipedia link: en:benthos Related terms: benthon Translations (flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water): 底棲生物 (Chinese Mandarin), 底栖生物 (Chinese Mandarin), bento (Esperanto), bentoso (Esperanto), pohjaeliöstö (Finnish), bentos (Finnish), benthos [masculine] (French), bentos [masculine] (Galician), ბენთოსი (bentosi) (Georgian), Benthos [neuter] (German), βένθος (vénthos) [neuter] (Greek), bentosz (Hungarian), beantós [masculine] (Irish), bentos [masculine] (Italian), 底生生物 (Japanese), 底棲生物 (Japanese), ベントス (Japanese), 저서생물 (jeoseosaengmul) (Korean), bentos [masculine] (Polish), бе́нтос (béntos) (Russian), bèntos (Serbo-Croatian), бѐнтос (Serbo-Croatian), bentos [masculine] (Spanish)

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