Ocean

DIEGO M. (United States of America)
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  1. marine
    of or relating to the sea
  2. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
  3. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  4. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  5. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  6. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  7. algae
    primitive chlorophyll-containing aquatic organisms
  8. tide
    the periodic rise and fall of the sea level
  9. brine
    a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
  10. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  11. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  12. expanse
    the extent of a surface enclosed within a boundary
  13. abroad
    in a place across an ocean
  14. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  15. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
  16. biological
    pertaining to life and living things
  17. maritime
    bordering on or living near the sea
  18. basin
    the geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
  19. billow
    a large sea wave
  20. dugong
    sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
  21. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  22. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  23. horizon
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  24. multitude
    a large indefinite number
  25. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  26. submarine
    beneath the surface of the sea
Created on Tue Nov 26 13:48:00 EST 2013 (updated Fri Dec 06 11:11:49 EST 2013)

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