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Definition of cultch in English: cultch(also culch) nounkʌltʃkəlCH mass nounThe mass of stones, broken shells, and grit of which an oyster bed is formed. 铺于牡蛎产卵场用的材料（如石块、碎贝壳、沙砾等） Example sentencesExamples - That is why it is important to return old shell to the oyster beds to provide cultch for future oysters.
- The mesh bags are an easy way to move cultch to the right place and time for larval settlement.
- Moreover, in rate of growth of oysters, the present cultch is superior to the rate on natural oyster shells.
- Oyster culch, which is crushed oyster shell, will provide flat surfaces on which juvenile oysters can attach and grow.
- The oysters attaching themselves to the culch were called ‘spat’.
Synonyms debris, waste, waste matter, discarded matter, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, lumber, rubble, wreckage
OriginMid 17th century: of unknown origin. Definition of cultch in US English: cultch(also culch) nounkəlCH The mass of stones, broken shells, and grit of which an oyster bed is formed. 铺于牡蛎产卵场用的材料（如石块、碎贝壳、沙砾等） Example sentencesExamples - The mesh bags are an easy way to move cultch to the right place and time for larval settlement.
- That is why it is important to return old shell to the oyster beds to provide cultch for future oysters.
- Moreover, in rate of growth of oysters, the present cultch is superior to the rate on natural oyster shells.
- Oyster culch, which is crushed oyster shell, will provide flat surfaces on which juvenile oysters can attach and grow.
- The oysters attaching themselves to the culch were called ‘spat’.
Synonyms debris, waste, waste matter, discarded matter, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, lumber, rubble, wreckage
OriginMid 17th century: of unknown origin. |