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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: benthos (0.03284 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to benthos.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: benthos
benthos
n 1: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral
zones [syn:
benthic division,
benthonic zone]
2: organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the
bottom of a sea
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Benthos
Benthos
\Ben"thos\ (b[e^]n"th[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. be`nqos
depth of the sea.]
The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. &
Zo["o]l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed
to
plankton.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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