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red tide en · NOUN

Etymology

From red + tide.

Meanings

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. 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. ▸ specifically, one caused by Karenia brevis.

Forms

Relateds

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

Synonyms

crimson tide

Translations (15)

ja 赤潮 (algal bloom) · es marea roja (algal bloom) · vi thuỷ triều đỏ (algal bloom) · gl marea vermella (algal bloom) · pt maré vermelha (algal bloom) · cmn 赤潮 (algal bloom) · th ช่วงน้ำแดง (algal bloom) · fi punainen vuorovesi (algal bloom) · fr marée rouge (algal bloom) · cmn 紅潮 /红潮 (algal bloom) · el κόκκινη παλίρροια (algal bloom) · pl czerwony przypływ (algal bloom) · ru кра́сный прили́в (algal bloom) · hu vörös dagály (algal bloom) · de rote Flut (algal bloom)