psammon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The community of organisms living in the sandy, moist habitat along a shoreline.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmən/

Word forms

psammon

Etymology

From psammo- + -on, to be analogous to plankton.

Related words

Derived words

endopsammon epipsammon mesopsammon
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