English dictionary

benthos

/'b/E/n/T//A/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones

noun.location

Synonyms benthic division benthonic zone

Source: WordNet 3.0
organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

noun.tops

Source: WordNet 3.0
The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i>, the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to <i>plankton</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913