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Definition of sea sawdust in English English dictionary
- Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the family Trichodesmium
1770: 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. — The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks.
sea sawdust
Hyphenation
sea saw·dustTurkish pronunciation
si sôdʌstPronunciation
/ˈsē ˈsôˌdəst/ /ˈsiː ˈsɔːˌdʌst/
Etymology
() Coined by sailors on Captain James Cook's 1768-71 voyage (his first voyage) to the south seas and Australia.Resimler
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