| 单词 | pteropod ooze |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspteropod ooze pteropod ooze n. Oceanography a calcareous marine sediment rich in the remains of pteropod shells; cf. ooze n.1 2. ΚΠ 1881 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 13 36 The bottom obtained in the soundings directly in the ridges was generally coral sand and dead coral; on each side, in the deeper water, it was pteropod ooze. 1929 A. Conan Doyle Maracot Deep 17 We would bring up..a scoop of pteropod ooze. 1977 Science 23 Dec. 1256/2 The occurrence of pteropod shells..led early marine scientists to identify a portion of the Caribbean sea-floor as being covered with pteropod ooze. < as lemmas |
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