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Meaning of sea sawdust | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Trichodesmium.

uncountable

Examples

“1770, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks at Project Gutenberg Australia 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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

sea scallop sea scooter sea scorpion Sea Scout Sea Scouting sea scurf