Etymology

benthos

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Today it means: The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βένθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβένθος“the depths”
  2. English todaybenthos

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

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