Meaning & use
marine
Relating to the sea, especially its animals, plants, or ecosystems.
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The aquarium specializes in marine life collected from tropical coral reefs.
Marine pollution increasingly threatens fragile coral reefs around the world's oceans.
A note on using this word
As a capitalized noun, Marine refers to a member of a marine corps, a distinct military sense from the adjective.
Words with a similar meaning
oceanicnautical
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A member of a military force trained for combat on land, at sea, and in the air, often as part of a navy.
Her brother served as a Marine for six years before returning home.
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