benthocosm

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noun

A deep-sea environment

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Meanings

nounbenthocosm (plural benthocosms)

plural benthocosms

  1. biologyA deep-sea environment

Origin

From bentho- + -cosm.

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APA

benthocosm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthocosm

MLA

“benthocosm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthocosm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benthocosm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthocosm.

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