Hardbottom
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hard seafloor, typically a layer of sand covering rock. countable, uncountable
"Measures of seafloor topographic complexity were used as a proxy for the availability of hardbottom, since a comprehensive map of hard and soft seafloor sediments was also not readily available."
Example
More examples"Measures of seafloor topographic complexity were used as a proxy for the availability of hardbottom, since a comprehensive map of hard and soft seafloor sediments was also not readily available."
Etymology
From hard + bottom.
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