Associations to the word «Detritus»
Noun
- Alga
- Feeder
- Invertebrate
- Crustacean
- Troll
- Feeding
- Larva
- Feed
- Sediment
- Silt
- Mollusc
- Nutrient
- Debris
- Mangrove
- Litter
- Bacterium
- Ecology
- Arthropod
- Microbe
- Biomass
- Organism
- Constable
- Scraping
- Microorganism
- Tentacle
- Fungus
- Shrimp
- Diet
- Ecosystem
- Vegetation
- Insect
- Gravel
- Mud
- Stratum
- Consuming
- Lichen
- Carrot
- Filter
- Weathering
- Crossbow
- Decomposition
- Dat
- Worm
- Torrent
- Carbonate
- Sand
- Nook
- Predator
- Deposit
- Coral
- Aquarium
- Cucumber
- Burrow
- Grazing
- Micro
- Particle
- Twig
- Substrate
- Leaf
- Sponge
- Potion
- Accumulation
- Soil
- Pebble
- Wetland
- Bottom
- Wreckage
- Lance
- Mollusk
- Knuckle
- Nitrate
- Layer
Adjective
Wiktionary
DETRITUS, noun. (countable) (chiefly geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
DETRITUS, noun. (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
DETRITUS, noun. Debris or fragments of disintegrated material
Dictionary definition
DETRITUS, noun. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
DETRITUS, noun. Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.