海底生物,海底的动植物群
Benthos \Ben"thos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? depth of the sea.] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to {plankton}.
benthos n 1: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: {benthic division}, {benthonic zone}] 2: organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea