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Detrius vs Detritus - What's the difference?

detrius | detritus |

Detrius is likely misspelled.


Detrius has no English definition.

As a noun detritus

is pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.

detrius

Not English

Detrius has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

detritus

English

Noun

(wikipedia detritus)
  • (countable, chiefly, geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  • (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  • debris or fragments of disintegrated material
  • 2001'. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic '''detritus , no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. ''The Cheese Monkeys

    Derived terms

    * detrital * detritivore