benthos
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Types & categories
- biogeographical region hypernym
Related & opposite
- benthic derivation
Sense 2 noun
organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
Types & categories
- organism hypernym
Related & opposite
- benthic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | benthic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | biogeographical region |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | benthic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organism |