plastisphere

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The ecosystem on the surface of a piece of plastic (especially in a marine environment).
    — ut those interested in smaller critters have been given a whole, new sphere—the plastisphere—to study.

词形变化

plastispheres plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō
Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō?
Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.
Latin plasticusder.
English plastic
Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor.
Latin sphaera
Late Latin sphērader.
Old French spherebor.
Middle English spere
English sphere
English -sphere
English plastisphere
From plastic + -sphere, analogous to biosphere. Coined by American biologist Linda Amaral-Zettler.
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