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sea sawdust

sea sawdust noun: marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Trichodesmium.

Noun

sea sawdust (uncountable)

  1. Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Trichodesmium.
    • The seamen who are now convinc'd that it was not as they had thought the spawn of fish began to call it Sea sawdust, a name certainly not ill adapted to its appearance.1770, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks at Project Gutenberg Australia

sea sawdust meaning in Tamil

sea sawdust in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Origin of sea sawdust

Coined by sailors on Captain James Cook's 1768-71 voyage (his first voyage) to the south seas and Australia.

Questions about sea sawdust

What does sea sawdust mean?
Sea sawdust means marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Trichodesmium.
What is sea sawdust in Tamil?
Sea sawdust in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Sea sawdust meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sea sawdust?
Sea sawdust is a noun.

Words near sea sawdust in the dictionary

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  2. sea salt
  3. sea salts
  4. sea sapphire
  5. sea sapphires
  6. sea sawdust
  7. sea scallop
  8. sea scallops
  9. sea scooter
  10. sea scooters
  11. sea scorpion

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