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.]