benthos

benthos

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnθɒs/

Noun

benthos (plural not attested)

1. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.

Derived terms

• benthic
• endobenthos
• epibenthos
• hyperbenthos
• macrobenthos
• meiobenthos
• microbenthos
• microphytobenthos
• phytobenthos
• suprabenthos
• zoobenthos

 

Translations

flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water

Chinese: Mandarin: 底棲生物 (zh), 底栖生物 (zh) Esperanto: bento Finnish: pohjaeliöstö, bentos (fi)

French: benthos (fr) m Irish: beantós (ga) m Italian: bentos m Spanish: bentos (es) m