benthos
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ben·thos
noun \ˈben-ˌthäs\Definition of BENTHOS
: organisms that live on or in the bottom of a body of water
See Origin of BENTHOS
New Latin, from Greek, depth, deep sea; akin to Greek bathys deep
First Known Use: 1891
Rhymes with BENTHOS
bathos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
Learn More About BENTHOS
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: benthoscope
Previous Word in the Dictionary: benthonic
All Words Near: benthos
Previous Word in the Dictionary: benthonic
All Words Near: benthos
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up benthos? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
