brinicle

词形变化

brinicles 复数 brinicles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite.

词源

Blend of brine + icicle, though given that icicle is a pleonastic compound of ice + ickle, brinicle could be surface-analysed as brine + ickle.

来源：wiktionary