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benthos

noun

organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea, lake, river or stream

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Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
S
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ˈbɛnθɒs

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noun

  1. organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea, lake, river or stream

noun

  1. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones

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