Word of the Day 02/18/23 Cenote

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Cenote (noun)
cenote [ suh-noh-tee ]

noun
1. a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath.

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1835–45; from Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec Mayan tz'onot

HOW TO USE CENOTE IN A SENTENCE
Our study focused on two inland lagoons created by giant cenotes—natural sinkholes in the Yucatan’s limestone bedrock—near the Caribbean coast.
THIS SECRET MANGROVE FOREST IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD|SULA E VANDERPLANK/THE CONVERSATION|OCTOBER 19, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE

However, they were very distinct from other freshwater inland mangrove populations in cenotes on the Yucatan’s eastern coast along the Caribbean, and those populations are distinct in turn from other coastal mangroves.
THIS SECRET MANGROVE FOREST IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD|SULA E VANDERPLANK/THE CONVERSATION|OCTOBER 19, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE

Other, more immediate threats to the peninsula’s carbon-rich cenotes include groundwater pollution, expanding infrastructure, urbanization and tourism.
MANGROVE FORESTS ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA STORE RECORD AMOUNTS OF CARBON|CAROLYN GRAMLING|MAY 7, 2021|SCIENCE NEWS

There are dozens of mangrove-lined sinkholes, or cenotes, on the peninsula.
MANGROVE FORESTS ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA STORE RECORD AMOUNTS OF CARBON|CAROLYN GRAMLING|MAY 7, 2021|SCIENCE NEWS

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