Hyphenation of benthos

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word benthos? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ben-thos

Definitions of benthos:

1.	A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
2.	Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

Synonyms of benthos:

noun	benthic division, benthonic zone, biogeographical region
noun	organism, being

Last hyphenations of this language

halogenate regrowing erethizontidae blizzard chatty limousine Roberson overregulates well-to-do enterohydrocele anecdotal Holyhead swashbuckling Rowley horsewhip antiquate busybody emirate clod

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.