Meaning of marine snow | Babel Free
Equivalents
Català
neu marina
Deutsch
Meeresschnee
Español
nieve marina
Français
neige marine
Português
neve marinha
Examples
“Marine snow⟳ contains sufficient energy and nutrients to sustain large numbers of marine organisms in the aphotic zone. Unconsumed marine snow⟳ eventually sinks to the bottom where it becomes incorporated into the layer of muddy ooze that forms a thick blanket over much of the seafloor.”
“As long as there has been marine life, there has been marine snow⟳—a ceaseless drizzle of death and waste⟳ sinking from the surface into the depths of the sea. […] Although the term may suggest⟳ wintry whites, marine snow⟳ is mostly brownish or grayish, comprising mostly dead things.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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