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Eurybathic

Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:46 am

seen in a news article about the Louisiana oil spill:

(yoor-uh-BATH-ik)
adjective:: Capable of living in a wide range of depths in water.
From Greek eury- (wide) + bathos (depth). The opposite is stenobathic.


"Eurybathic species are abundant over most of the depth range down to 600-700 m."
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Postby Perry » Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:41 pm

Uri, draw me a bath.
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Postby Slava » Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:48 pm

Uri, draw me a bath.
And what fragrance bath oil would you prefer?
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Postby Perry » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:10 pm

Something deep, of course!
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Postby Audiendus » Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:52 pm

Something deep, of course!
Penetrating oil, perhaps? (In terms of fragrance, that would be rather bathetic.)
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Postby Perry » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:36 pm

:lol:
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:14 pm

which is why I prefer showers!!
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