Definitions for benthos

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benthos ben·thos

Spelling: [ben-thos]

IPA: /ˈbɛn θɒs/

Benthos is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 205 anagrams from letters in benthos (behnost).

Definitions for benthos

noun

1. the biogeographic region that includes the bottom of a lake, sea, or ocean, and the littoral and supralittoral zones of the shore.

Origin of benthos

1890-95; Greek bénthos depth (of the sea); akin to bathos, bathy-