Softbottom

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A soft seafloor, typically composed of muddy sediment. countable, uncountable

    "Including acoustic backscatter and/or an accurate map denoting hardbottom and softbottom locations may help capture additional, low-relief hardbottom areas, and help improve future Leptoseris predictions."

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"Including acoustic backscatter and/or an accurate map denoting hardbottom and softbottom locations may help capture additional, low-relief hardbottom areas, and help improve future Leptoseris predictions."

Etymology

From soft + bottom.

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