bioherm
English
editEtymology
editFrom bio- (“life”) + Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “sunken rock, reef”).[1]
Noun
editbioherm (plural bioherms)
- (geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
- 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 143:
- Bioherms are built quickly. Over the course of a century, one will rise by up to 7 metres, and expand across the sea floor, following the contours and topology of what already exists.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
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References
edit- ^ "bioherm." American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 21 Sep. 2019 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bioherm