benthos

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
  2. noun organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

benthic division, benthonic zone

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