benthos vs being

benthos and being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benthos	Yes	No	No	No
being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, being is a hypernym of benthos; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than benthos:

benthos: organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea, lake, river or stream
being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of benthos include organism.

benthos (noun)	being (noun)
organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea, lake, river or stream	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones	the state or fact of existing