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BENTHOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("benthos" is a kind of...):
being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Derivation:
benthonic (of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Synonyms:
benthic division; benthonic zone; benthos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("benthos" is a kind of...):
biogeographical region (an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna)
Derivation:
benthal; benthonic (of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water)
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