detritus

los detritus, el detritus
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. detritus
La meseta contiene abundantes detritus volcánicos de diferentes tamaños, desde ceniza hasta guijarros.The plateau contains abundant volcanic detritus of various sizes, from ash to pebbles.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. debris
El detritus de la explosión llovió sobre las viviendas circundantes.Debris from the explosion fell over surrounding dwellings.
b. detritus
Los antropólogos encontraron lo que parecía detritus de la fabricación de algún tipo de pieza de marfil.The anthropologists found something that looked like detritus from the making of some sort of ivory pieces.
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