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geobenthos (s) (noun) (no pl)
1. The sum total of all terrestrial life: Mrs. Timmons bought a book about geobenthos in order to read about living creatures existing on land, but not in aquatic regions.
2. That part of the bottom of a stream or lake not covered by vegetation: Mrs. Smith's friend borrowed a book from the library about geobenthos, which was all about seabeds and lakebeds.
This entry is located in the following units: bentho-, benth- (page 2) geo-, ge- + (page 4)