| 单词 | patch reef |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspatch reef patch reef n. a flat-topped, mound-like coral reef, usually less than a kilometre across and forming part of a larger complex of reefs. ΚΠ 1932 J. A. Steers Unstable earth vi. 324 Here occurs the group of the Thousand Isles—a group really consisting of about eighty islands in all and made up of patch reefs. 1989 Skin Diver May 136/2 The little 50 foot Houseboat that sits upright next to a patch reef in 90 feet of water. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xxiii. 424/1 Larvae, juveniles, and adults often have specific habitat preferences, as shown by the distinctive zones that occur on most coral reefs (lagoonal, patch reef, back reef, reef crest, shallow and deep reef front). < as lemmas |
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