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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| phytoplankton | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| zooplankton | x//x | Noun |
| krill | / | Noun |
| algae | /x | Noun |
| diatoms | /xx | Noun |
| copepods | /xx | Noun |
| jellyfish | /xx | Noun |
| kelp | / | Noun |
| benthos | /x | Noun |
| benthic | /x | Noun |
| dinoflagellates | /x/xx | Noun |
| seaweed | /x | Noun |
| microalgae | /x/x | Noun |
| rotifers | /xx | Noun |
| pelagic | x/x | Adjective |
| foraminifera | x/xx/x | Noun |
| organisms | /xxx | Noun |
| cyanobacteria | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| daphnia | /xx | Name |
| crustacean | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| invertebrates | x/xx | Noun |
| freshwater | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| starfish | /x | Noun |
| mollusks | /x | Noun |
| protozoan | xx/x | Noun |
| ocean | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sharks | / | Noun |
| ciliates | /xx | Noun |
| macrophytes | /xx | Noun |
| seawater | /xx | Noun |
| molluscs | /x | Noun |
| fish | / | Noun |
| seabirds | /x | Noun |
| crustacea | x/x | Noun |
| whales | / | Noun |
| protozoa | xx/x | Noun |
| spirulina | /x/x | Noun |
| sediment | /xx | Noun |
| ooze | / | Noun |
| detritus | x/x | Noun |
| phosphorescent | /x/x | Adjective |
| inshore | // | Adjective |
| oceanic | xx/x | Adjective |
| estuarine | /xxx | Adjective |
| calcareous | x/xx | Adjective |
| marine | x/ | Adjective |
| feeds | / | Verb |
| filters | /x | Verb |
| luminescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| siliceous | /xxx | Adjective |
| strain | / | Verb |
| gelatinous | x/xx | Adjective |
| blooms | / | Noun |
| herbivorous | x/xx | Adjective |
| heterotrophic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| drifting | /x | Verb |
| shellfish | /x | Noun |
| biomass | /xx | Noun |
| decomposing | xx/x | Verb |
| feeders | /x | Noun |
| unicellular | xx/xx | Adjective |
| squid | / | Noun |
| microscopic | xx/x | Adjective |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| net | / | Noun |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| autotrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| biota | x/x | Noun |
| biotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bivalve | /x | Noun |
| epiphytic | x//x | Adjective, Noun |
| fauna | /x | Noun |
| snails | / | Noun |
| understory | /xxx | Noun |
| zoo | / | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | 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 |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
