Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Similar
benthic divisionbenthonic zone
Broader
biogeographical region
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβένθος“the depths”
- Englishbenthos
From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).
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Chinese Mandarin 底棲生物 /底栖生物
- 底棲生物 /底栖生物flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Esperanto bento, bentoso
- bentoflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
- bentosoflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Finnish pohjaeliöstö, bentos
- pohjaeliöstöflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
- bentosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
French benthos
- benthosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
German Benthos
- Benthosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Greek βένθος
- βένθος (vénthos)flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Hungarian bentosz
- bentoszflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Indonesian bentos
- bentosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Irish beantós
- beantósflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Italian bentos
- bentosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Japanese 底生生物, 底棲生物
- 底生生物flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
- 底棲生物flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
- ベントスflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Korean 저서생물
- 저서생물 (jeoseosaengmul)flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Polish bentos
- bentosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Russian бе́нтос
- бе́нтос (béntos)flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Spanish bentos
- bentosflora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water
Cite this entry
APA
benthos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthos
MLA
“benthos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthos. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benthos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benthos.
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