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benthos

/ˈbɛnθɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
ben-thos
IPA
/ˈbɛnθɒs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: βένθος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɛnθɒs/

Inflected Forms

benthoses (plural)

Derived Forms

benthic benthophyte benthoscape endobenthos epibenthos hyperbenthos macrobenthos megabenthos meiobenthos microbenthos microphytobenthos phytobenthos

Frequently Paired Words

benthon

Synonyms

benthic division benthonic zone

Questions

How do you pronounce benthos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛnθɒs/.
What does benthos mean?
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Where does benthos come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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