marine invertebrate

collocation in English

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marine
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈriːn/us
/məˈriːn/
related to the sea or ...
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invertebrate
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/us
/ɪnˈvɝː.t̬ə.brət/
an animal with ...
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(Definition ofmarineandinvertebratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All majormarineinvertebrategroups show high rates of extinction during this interval.
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Development and application of elemental fingerprinting to track the dispersal ofmarineinvertebratelarvae.
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It is amarineinvertebratefound in soft substrates in shallow seas.
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They continued to spend their remaining time makingmarineinvertebratemodels.
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Bigfin reef squids have the fastest recorded growth rates of any largemarineinvertebrate, reaching 600g lb in only four months.
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Despite their name, urchin barrens are usually abundant withmarineinvertebratelife, echinoderms in particular.
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They also host diversemarineinvertebrateand algae populations.
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When completed, the facilities will provide new wet laboratory space, student offices and a dedicated tide pool area formarineinvertebratephysiological and behavioral studies.
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Marineinvertebrateand fish communities support a complex food web from waterfowl to fish-eating birds, to marine mammals.
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It was amarineinvertebratefound on the seabed in shallow seas.
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About 150 different species ofmarineinvertebrateand vertebrate fossil have been found at this site.
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Bigfin reef squids have one of the fastest recorded growth rates for any largemarineinvertebrate.
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This discussion is limited to marine invertebrates.
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Studies of parasites as tags for marine invertebrates have concentrated on squid.
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This study is part of a large project that aims to elucidate the complex interactions between environmental factors, biofilms and larval attachment of marine invertebrates.
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Thus, he studied a variety of marine invertebrates and found variations in their adaptive responses.
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Other experiments have also provided evidence that the cycle is present among certain insect andmarineinvertebratespecies, as well as strong evidence of the cycle's presence in nematode species.
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There are, however, examples among the marine invertebrates in which colonial organisms do at times dissolve into multiple autonomous parts, which are capable of living, for a time, independent lives.
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The facility is 95000 sqft, and displays numerous different species of sharks, rays, fish, reptiles, and marine invertebrates.
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They mainly eat insects, marine invertebrates and seeds.
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