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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benthos \Ben"thos\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? depth of the sea.] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to {plankton}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: benthos n : a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: {benthic division}, {benthonic zone}]
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