detritus

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

rubbish produced when something degrades

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: plural: detritus

Example sentences with this word:

Bacteria decompose detritus.

At the other end of the scale there are the particle feeders , static animals such as burrowing marine worms and other bottom-dwelling aquatic creatures that simply sit and sift the plentiful detritus that sinks to the bed of seas and lakes.

Appears in following categories:

PCAT,

MCAT

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