: any of various submerged monocotyledonous plants (such as eelgrass, tape grass, and turtle grass) of tropical to temperate usually shallow coastal waters that have narrow grasslike leaves and often form dense underwater meadows
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Dolphins can often be spotted playing with blades of seaweed or seagrass, or even with the sand on the ocean floor.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Both sides share seagrass carpeting and vintage Turkish kilim rugs underfoot.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
Related article How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Next, the team plans to analyze other species of shark, as well as rays that live in river estuaries, said Mendes Saggioro.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 23 July 2024
Children play or practice spearfishing for octopus in the shallow seagrass beds.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Both sides share seagrass carpeting and vintage Turkish kilim rugs underfoot.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
Related article How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Next, the team plans to analyze other species of shark, as well as rays that live in river estuaries, said Mendes Saggioro.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 23 July 2024
Children play or practice spearfishing for octopus in the shallow seagrass beds.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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