Beneath Bluewaters Vocabulary

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Beneath Bluewaters Vocabulary

• PowerPoint by Ms. Karns

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bioluminescence

• the emission
• of light
• by certain
• living organisms

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crustacean

• one of a large group of hard-shelled animals that
  have jointed parts and live mostly in the water

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gelatinous

• like gelatin thick and slow to flow

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hydrothermal

• relating to hot water

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menagerie

• a collection of wild animals

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mesopelagic

• having to do
• with ocean life
• at a depth
• of 600-3,000 feet

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oceanographers

• scientists who specialize in the study of the sea

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panoramic

• visible over a wide area

What is a panoramic view on a camera?
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prow

• the forward part of a ships body, the bow

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sparse

• not dense or crowded

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starboard

• the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward

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submersible

• a craft that operates under water

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tentacles

• long, elastic, narrow limbs of an animal, used to
  feel, grasp, or move

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undulates

• moves in a smooth, wavy motion

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unfathomable

• impossible to measure