benthos
English
/ˈbɛnθɒs/
noun
Definitions
- The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek βάθος (depth, depths).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βάθος
Gloss
depth, depths
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abyssalbenthic English
- abyssobenthic English
- archibenthic English
- bathos English
- benthic English
- benthically English
- benthophyte English
- benthoscape English
- cryptobenthic English
- endobenthic English
- endobenthos English
- epibenthic English
- epibenthos English
- holobenthic English
- hyperbenthic English
- hyperbenthos English
- macrobenthic English
- macrobenthos English
- macrophytobenthos English
- macrozoobenthos English
- megabenthic English
- megabenthos English
- meiobenthic English
- merobenthic English
- microbenthic English
- microbenthos English
- microphytobenthos English
- nonbenthic English
- pelagobenthic English
- phytobenthic English
- phytobenthos English
- subbenthic English
- suprabenthic English
- suprabenthos English
- zoobenthic English
- zoobenthos English
- βάθος Ancient Greek
- *gʷeh₂dʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- bathos
- benthic
- subbenthic
- zoobenthos
- epibenthos
- epibenthic
- nonbenthic
- zoobenthic
- megabenthos
- endobenthos
- meiobenthic
- merobenthic
- benthophyte
- benthoscape
- megabenthic
- holobenthic
- endobenthic
- benthically
- suprabenthos
- hyperbenthos
- archibenthic
- macrobenthos
- microbenthic
- phytobenthic
- suprabenthic
- phytobenthos
- microbenthos
- hyperbenthic
- macrobenthic
- abyssobenthic
- cryptobenthic
- pelagobenthic
- abyssalbenthic
- macrozoobenthos
- microphytobenthos
- macrophytobenthos