benthos
(noun) organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone
(noun) a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
benthos (plural not attested)
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Source: Wiktionary
Ben"thos, n. [NL., fr. Gr. depth of the sea.]
Definition: The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zoöl.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
