| coquina | a soft rock formed of shells and coral, used in building. | |
| lory | one of several small parrots feeding on nectar. | |
| tombolo | a sandbar connecting an island to another, or to the mainland. | |
| o-o | an extinct Hawaiian bird. | |
| Dutch wife | an open framework used in bed in tropical countries to rest one's limbs on. | |
| nyctitropic | (bot.) assuming a different position at nightfall, as certain plants' leaves. | |
| arenicolous | living in sand. | |
| lagan | (law) an item sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached. | |
| benthos | the fauna of the ocean depths. | |
| sapropel | mud, composed mostly of decayed organic matter, at the bottom of a stagnant water. |