Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea sawdust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: sea -saw-dust
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Coined by sailors on Captain James Cook's 1768-71 voyage (his first voyage) to the south seas and Australia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sea sawdust mean?: Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Trichodesmium.
Where does sea sawdust come from?: Coined by sailors on Captain James Cook's 1768-71 voyage (his first voyage) to the south seas and Australia.

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