BENTHOS


Meaning of BENTHOS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈben-ˌthäs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, depth, deep sea; akin to Greek bathys deep

Date: 1891

: organisms that live on or in the bottom of a body of water

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.