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backreef

backreef noun: a lagoon found in a coral reef ecosystem.

Noun

backreef (plural backreefs)

  1. A lagoon found in a coral reef ecosystem.

Forms of backreef

pluralbackreefs

Origin of backreef

From back + reef.

Questions about backreef

What does backreef mean?
Backreef means a lagoon found in a coral reef ecosystem.
What part of speech is backreef?
Backreef is a noun.
What is the plural of backreef?
The plural of backreef is backreefs.

Words near backreef in the dictionary

  1. backreactions
  2. backreacts
  3. backread
  4. backreading
  5. backreads
  6. backreef
  7. backreefs
  8. backreference
  9. backreferenced
  10. backreferences
  11. backreferencing

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