English Explanatory Dictionary

red tide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.
  2. specifically, one caused by Karenia brevis.

Word forms

red tide red tides

Etymology

From red + tide.

Synonyms

crimson tide

Related words

Alexandrium fundyense Alexandrium monilatum Gonyaulax Karenia Gymnodinium Dinophysis Noctiluca Chattonella Ceratium Amoebophyre Alexandrium Cochlodinium

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 赤潮 Chinese Mandarin: 紅潮 /红潮 Finnish: punainen vuorovesi French: marée rouge Galician: marea vermella German: rote Flut Greek: κόκκινη παλίρροια Hungarian: vörös dagály Japanese: 赤潮 Portuguese: maré vermelha Russian: кра́сный прили́в Spanish: marea roja Thai: ช่วงน้ำแดง Vietnamese: thuỷ triều đỏ
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