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benthons

benthons is the plural of benthon.

Meaning of benthon

Noun

benthon (plural benthons)

  1. The habitat at the bottom of a body of water.
    • The simple trophic relations in the plankton do not demand such a wide variety of adaptations as do the complex relations in the benthon where, in addition to microphagous herbivores, there are also macrophagous ones and an^([sic]) unique of detritus feeders which build up animal protoplasm on the...1961, Challenger Society for the Promotion of the Study of Oceanography, Annual Report and Proceedings of the Challenger Society, volumes 13-20, The Society, →OCLC, page 28

Questions about benthons

What is benthons the plural of?
Benthons is the plural of benthon.

Words near benthons in the dictionary

  1. benthocyanins
  2. benthological
  3. benthology
  4. benthon
  5. benthonic
  6. benthons
  7. benthopectinid
  8. benthopectinids
  9. benthopelagic
  10. benthopelagics
  11. benthophage

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