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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMarine species
/məˈriːn ˈspiːʃiz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Organisms that live in the salt water of the sea or ocean or the brackish water of coastal estuaries.
"Coral reefs support a vast diversity of marine species." - 2
Specific biological classifications of flora and fauna adapted to aquatic marine ecosystems.
"Overfishing has severely threatened several migratory marine species."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'marine', derived from the Latin 'marinus' (belonging to the sea, from 'mare'), and 'species', from the Latin 'species' (a particular sort, kind, or appearance). Together, the phrase emerged in modern scientific terminology to categorize biological organisms inhabiting saltwater environments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marine species" is said worldwide
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espèce marine
Transliteration: /ɛs.pɛs ma.ʁin/
"De nombreuses espèces marines vivent dans cet écosystème fragile."
Meeresart
Transliteration: /ˈmeːʁəsˌʔaːɐ̯t/
"Viele Meeresarten sind vom Aussterben bedroht."
specie marina
Transliteration: /ˈspɛ.tʃe maˈri.na/
"Il Mediterraneo ospita una ricca specie marina."
especie marina
Transliteration: /esˈpe.sje maˈɾi.na/
"Es necesario proteger cada especie marina en peligro de extinción."
espécie marinha
Transliteration: /isˈpɛ.si.u maˈɾi.ɲɐ/
"O oceano abriga uma grande variedade de espécie marinha."
समुद्री प्रजाति
Transliteration: samudrī prajāti
"प्रदूषण के कारण कई समुद्री प्रजाति खतरे में हैं।"
海洋物种
Transliteration: hǎi yáng wù zhǒng
"保护海洋物种对维持生态平衡至关重要。"
해양 생물
Transliteration: haeyang saengmul
"기후 변화는 많은 해양 생물에게 영향을 미칩니다."
海洋生物
Transliteration: kaiyō seibutsu
"海には数多くの海洋生物が生息しています。"
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