Marine (ocean)

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Marine is an umbrella term for things relating to the ocean, as with marine biology, marine geology, and as a term for a navy, etc. In scientific contexts, the term almost always refers exclusively to saltwater environments, although in other contexts (e.g., engineering) it may refer to any (usually navigable) body of water.

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