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encruster

encruster noun: any organism that encrusts part of its environment.

Noun

encruster (plural encrusters)

  1. Any organism that encrusts part of its environment.
    • Some rock encrusters can occupy large areas and impart new morphological, biological, and geological characteristics upon the environment they settled. Probably the most widespread encrusters along karst coastlines are coralline red algae […]2013, Michael J. Lace, John E. Mylroie, Coastal Karst Landforms, page 42

Forms of encruster

pluralencrusters

Origin of encruster

From encrust + -er.

Questions about encruster

What does encruster mean?
Encruster means any organism that encrusts part of its environment.
What part of speech is encruster?
Encruster is a noun.
What is the plural of encruster?
The plural of encruster is encrusters.

Words near encruster in the dictionary

  1. encrustant
  2. encrustants
  3. encrustation
  4. encrustations
  5. encrusted
  6. encruster
  7. encrusters
  8. encrusting
  9. encrustive
  10. encrustment
  11. encrustments

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