Definitions for marine life
ma·rine life

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1. Marine life

   Marine life, or sea life or ocean life, is the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of the sea or ocean, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms produce much of the oxygen we breathe. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land. Most life forms evolved initially in marine habitats. Oceans provide about 99 percent of the living space on the planet. The earliest vertebrates appeared in the form of fish, which live exclusively in water. Some of these evolved into amphibians which spend portions of their lives in water and portions on land. Other fish evolved into land mammals and subsequently returned to the ocean as seals, dolphins or whales. Plant forms such as kelp and algae grow in the water and are the basis for some underwater ecosystems. Plankton, and particularly phytoplankton, are key primary producers forming the general foundation of the ocean food chain. Marine vertebrates must obtain oxygen to survive, and they do so in various ways. Fish have gills instead of lungs, although some species of fish, such as the lungfish, have both. Marine mammals, such as dolphins, whales, otters, and seals need to surface periodically to breathe air. Some amphibians are able to absorb oxygen through their skin. Invertebrates exhibit a wide range of modifications to survive in poorly oxygenated waters including breathing tubes (see insect and mollusc siphons) and gills (Carcinus). However, as invertebrate life evolved in an aquatic habitat most have little or no specialisation for respiration in water. Altogether there are 230,000 documented marine species, including about 20,000 species of fish, and it has been estimated that nearly two million marine species are yet to be documented. Marine species range in size from the microscopic, including plankton and phytoplankton which can be as small as 0.02 micrometres, to huge cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which in the case of the blue whale reach up to 33 metres (109 feet) in length, being the largest known animal.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marine life in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marine life in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of marine life in a Sentence

1. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone:

   I think it is an indication, however, that what we're looking at is something of a new normal in that the sharks are -- these Tiger sharks are just a little bit closer to shore than they've been, they've always been out there, of course, you're interacting with marine life whenever you are out in the ocean, but they're closer to shore now. And those contacts -- those interactions with humans and shark may increase.

2. Alex Drak:

   We see a lot of marine life, different types of fish, in the vicinity to the discharge point.

3. John Hocevar:

   The structure of PPE will make it particularly hazardous for marine life, gloves, like plastic bags, can appear to be jellyfish or other types of foods for sea turtles, for example. The straps on masks can present entangling hazards.

4. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone:

   They've always been out there, of course, you're interacting with marine life whenever you are out in the ocean, but they're closer to shore now. And those contacts -- those interactions with humans and shark may increase.

5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   Marine life is prevalent on the wreck, except on the copper sheathing which still retains its antifouling ability to keep the hull free of marine organism.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Life