BENTHOS
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‖Ben″thos (?), n. [] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zoöl.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; — opposed to plankton.
Source: 567
‖Ben″thos (?), n. [] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zoöl.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; — opposed to plankton.