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(ben-thos) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. 1 a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones; 2 organisms plants and animals that live at or near the bottom of a sea

Example Sentence

The animals that live on the bottom or in the sediments are called benthos.

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