fucoid

a. (似)海藻(或岩藻)的,具有海藻特征的 n. [植]墨角藻状海藻(或其化石)

词形变化

fucoids 复数 fucoids more fucoid 比较级 most fucoid 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fucoid seaweed.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.

  2. 2.

    Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.

    Calcareous siltstone, Cambrian Fucoid Beds, earth.ox.ac.uk webpage The Fucoid beds are quite variable in appearance in composition […] The rock unit got its name from the early belief that these markings were the compressed remains of seaweeds (fucoids). Now it is thought that they are the trails left by feeding creatures on the sea floor.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fossil brown algae

词源

From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”).

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