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acritarchs

acritarchs is the plural of acritarch.

Meaning of acritarch

Noun

acritarch (plural acritarchs)

  1. Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.
    • Acritarchs represent some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth.2018, Mark Carnall, “Unidentifiable fossils: palaeontological problematica”, in The Guardian

Questions about acritarchs

What is acritarchs the plural of?
Acritarchs is the plural of acritarch.

Words near acritarchs in the dictionary

  1. acrisy
  2. Acrita
  3. acritan
  4. acritans
  5. acritarch
  6. acritarchs
  7. acrite
  8. acritical
  9. acritically
  10. acritochromacy
  11. acritolepid

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