European green crabs have devastated eelgrass habitats, digging up native vegetation as they burrow for shelter or dig for prey.
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Eelgrass
Synonyms for "eelgrass" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
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7 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 11 languages.
Danish
2 entries- bændeltang noun (Zostera marina)
- ålegræs noun (Zostera marina)
Estonian
3 entries- merihein noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- pikk merihein noun (Zostera marina)
- vallisneeria noun (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria)
Finnish
3 entries- ajokas noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- meriajokas noun (Zostera marina)
- vallisneria noun (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria)
Japanese
1 entries- 甘藻 noun (Zostera marina)
Kazakh
1 entries- теңізшөп noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
Māori
3 entries- karepō noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- nana noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- rimurehia noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كتانجك noun (Zostera marina)
Portuguese
1 entries- fita-do-mar noun (Zostera marina)
Russian
2 entries- взмо́рник noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- зосте́ра noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- bilearach-coitcheann noun (Zostera marina)
- milearach noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
Swedish
4 entries- bandtång noun (marine plant of the genus Zostera)
- bandtång noun (Zostera marina)
- vallisneria noun (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria)
- ålgräs noun (Zostera marina)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The eelgrass population is down 50 percent in places the crabs have moved into and some sites have suffered total collapse.
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The loss of eelgrass also means these underwater meadows soak up less planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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