The Pegasus Book of the Seashore |
Contents
Chapter Page I The Shore Itself | 9 |
Plant Life | 16 |
Rock Pools | 30 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
adult anemone animals barnacles beach beautiful birds bivalves body buried burrow byssus called claw clinging coast cockle colour covered creature crevices cuttlefish Daniel Chater eggs empty shells eyes fact feed feet female fiddler crab fish foot fronds gills gobies grow gulls hatch hermit crab hiding hole inches long inside jellyfish land larvae legs limpet live look low tide lower shore zone lug worm lumpsucker male mole crab mollusc mouth move mussel nest ocean octopus oystercatcher pair periwinkles pick piddock pincers plants prawn razor rock pool rocky round sand mason sandhopper sea anemone sea hare sea slugs sea squirts seashore seaweeds shape shellfish shipworm shrimps skeleton smugglers spawn species spines spot spring tides starfish stick stones strange surface swimming tail tentacles tiny tips top shells tube tube-feet upper shore urchin usually washed waves weed whelk winkle wrack