word of the day
Tuesday | 27 Dec 2022
Benthos
[ben-thawss]
Noun
Greek - late 19th century
- Definition
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The animals and plants living at the bottom of a sea or lake.
- Examples of word Benthos in a sentence
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“The intermediate-level benthos included none other than sponges, corals, giant bivalves, giant brachiopods, stalked echinoderms and fixed dendroid graptolites.”
- Did you Know?
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The word “benthos” is of Greek origin meaning depth, and is also related to the word “bathus” meaning deep.
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