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Word of the day
for June 9
plankter n
  1. (biology) A single organism of plankton.

Yesterday was World Oceans Day, a day recognized by the United Nations to highlight the importance of conserving and protecting the world’s oceans. The Oceans Institute of Canada, supported by the Government of Canada, held an event called Oceans Day at the Global Forum, a parallel event at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 8 June 1992.

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Word of the day
for June 8
eustasy n
  1. (geology, oceanography) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity.

Today is World Oceans Day, a day recognized by the United Nations to highlight the importance of conserving and protecting the world’s oceans. The Oceans Institute of Canada, supported by the Government of Canada, held an event called Oceans Day at the Global Forum, a parallel event at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on that day in 1992.

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Word of the day
for June 7
victual n
  1. (archaic) Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.
  2. (archaic, chiefly in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.
  3. (specifically, obsolete)
    1. Edible plants.
    2. (Scotland) Grain of any kind.

victual v (archaic)

  1. (transitive, reflexive, chiefly military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.
  2. (intransitive, chiefly military, nautical) To lay in or procure food supplies.
  3. (intransitive) To eat.

Today is World Food Safety Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to raise awareness about and promote global food safety.

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