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bioherms

bioherms is the plural of bioherm.

Meaning of bioherm

Noun

bioherm (plural bioherms)

  1. A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
    • Bioherms are built quickly. Over the course of a century, one will rise by up to 7 metres, and expand across the sea floor, following the contours and topology of what already exists.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 143

Questions about bioherms

What is bioherms the plural of?
Bioherms is the plural of bioherm.

Words near bioherms in the dictionary

  1. bioherbicides
  2. bioheritage
  3. bioheritages
  4. bioherm
  5. biohermal
  6. bioherms
  7. biohistorical
  8. biohistory
  9. biohomochirality
  10. biohomopolymer
  11. biohomopolymers

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