bull kelp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Kelp forests, which in the northern Pacific primarily consist of giant kelp and bull kelp, are some of the most biodiverse places in the ocean.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
The last bull kelp bed off Bainbridge Island blinked out in 2017, says Helen Berry, DNR’s nearshore habitat program manager.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021
As when forests are clear-cut, the disappearance of bull kelp ripples throughout the marine ecosystem.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021
Mr. Smith identified the bare rocks as icebergs, the wavy tresses as brown strands of bull kelp and the deep-diving animal as a sea lion or walrus.
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021
Our men usually hunted them with a strong net made of bull kelp, which they threw over an animal while it slept.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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