mesobenthos

mesobenthos
mesobenthos [mes΄ō ben′thäs΄, mez΄ō ben′thäs΄]
n.
ModL: see MESO- & BENTHOS
all the animals and plants living on the sea bottom at depths between 200 and 1,000 meters (c. 656 to c. 3,280 ft)

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  • mesobenthos — [mes΄ō ben′thäs΄, mez΄ō ben′thäs΄] n. [ModL: see MESO & BENTHOS] all the animals and plants living on the sea bottom at depths between 200 and 1,000 meters (c. 656 to c. 3,280 ft) …   English World dictionary

  • mesobenthos — organisms living on the sea bed between 200 and 1000 metres …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • mesobenthos — meso·benthos …   English syllables

  • mesobenthos — noun Etymology: New Latin, from mes + benthos : the fauna and flora of the sea bottom between 100 and 500 fathoms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fathom — unit of length m= 1.8288000 accuracy=5 A fathom is a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units), used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are 2 yards (6 feet) in a fathom. Encyclopædia Britannica… …   Wikipedia

  • archibenthos — ˌärkē+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from archi + benthos : mesobenthos * * * /ahr keuh ben thos/, n. the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 ft. (60 m) to 3300 ft. (1000 m). [ARCHI + BENTHOS] …   Useful english dictionary

  • epibenthos — “+ noun Etymology: epi + benthos : the fauna and flora of the sea bottom between low water mark and the mesobenthos down to a lower limit of about 100 fathoms …   Useful english dictionary

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