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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| benthos | /x | Noun |
| planktonic | x/x | Noun |
| pelagic | x/x | Adjective |
| subtidal | //x | Noun |
| algal | /x | Noun |
| demersal | x/x | Noun |
| intertidal | xx/x | Noun |
| heterotrophic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| detrital | /xx | Noun |
| trophic | /x | Adjective |
| autotrophic | xx/x | Noun |
| diatom | xx/ | Noun |
| oceanographic | xxx/x | Name |
| foraminiferal | /x/xxx | Noun |
| biogeochemical | /xxx/xx | Noun |
| microbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| ciliate | /xx | Noun |
| nearshore | /x | Noun |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective |
| copepod | /x/ | Noun |
| dinoflagellate | /x/xx | Noun |
| biotic | x/x | Adjective |
| oligotrophic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| photosynthetic | xx//x | Adjective |
| anoxic | x/x | Adjective |
| freshwater | /xx | Noun |
| molluscan | /xx | Noun |
| prokaryotic | /x/x | Adjective |
| unicellular | xx/xx | Adjective |
| invertebrate | x/xx | Noun |
| fluvial | /xx | Adjective |
| cyanobacterial | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| abyssal | x/x | Noun |
| oceanic | xx/x | Noun |
| depositional | xx/xx | Noun |
| epiphytic | x//x | Adjective |
| lacustrine | xxx | Adjective |
| calcareous | x/xx | Adjective |
| bathymetric | ///x | Adjective |
| undersea | xx/ | Noun |
| faunal | /x | Adjective |
| biologic | xx/x | Adjective |
| symbiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| hydrographic | xx/x | Name |
| costal | /x | Noun |
| microalgae | /x/x | Noun |
| foraminifera | x/xx/x | Noun |
| denitrification | x/xx/x | Noun |
| feeders | /x | Noun |
| bivalve | /x | Noun |
| cyanobacteria | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| crustaceans | x/x | Noun |
| grazers | /x | Noun |
| biota | x/x | Noun |
| assemblages | x/xx | Noun |
| biomass | /xx | Noun |
| microflora | /x/x | Noun |
| molluscs | /x | Noun |
| organisms | /xxx | Noun |
| mats | / | Noun |
| crustacea | x/x | Noun |
| seaweeds | /x | Noun |
| extinctions | x/x | Noun |
| fluxes | /x | Noun |
| zonation | x/x | Noun |
| accumulations | xxx/x | Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| estuarine | /xxx | Adjective |
| gastropods | /xx | Noun |
| littoral | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| rhizosphere | /xx | Noun |
| scavenger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| seafloor | // | Noun |
| shells | / | Noun |
| snails | / | Noun |
| terrestrial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
