'Benthos' definitions:
Definition of 'benthos'
(from WordNet)
noun
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone]
noun
Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
Definition of 'Benthos'
From: GCIDE
- 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. & Zool.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'benthos'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abyss,
- abyssal zone,
- alevin,
- Bassalia,
- bathyal zone,
- benthon,
- bottom waters,
- bottomless depths,
- cetacean,
- dolphin,
- fingerling,
- fish,
- fry,
- game fish,
- grilse,
- ground,
- inner space,
- kipper,
- Loch Ness monster,
- man-eater,
- man-eating shark,
- marine animal,
- minnow,
- minny,
- nekton,
- ocean bottom,
- ocean depths,
- ocean floor,
- panfish,
- pelagic zone,
- plankton,
- porpoise,
- salmon,
- sea monster,
- sea pig,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- shark,
- smolt,
- sponge,
- the deep,
- the deep sea,
- the deeps,
- the depths,
- trench,
- tropical fish,
- whale