reef
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"Then I was quite sure that my gut feeling was right and that it was a western reef heron in front of me," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"They are extremely colorful and can be spotted on coral reef ecosystems. However, many nudibranchs are very small in size and are extremely difficult to spot underwater with the naked eye."
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The 39-year-old man died from a critical head injury after he was attacked while spearfishing at Kennedy Shoal, an offshore reef, Queensland police said.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
After nearly a year of sailing, the ship struck a reef in heavy storms and foundered on May 21, 1832.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He left the fishermen far behind, hurtling past the reef, past the boat, and into the trees, bursting into the hut where Zheng was stirring.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing reef
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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