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Beltian

Beltian adjective: of or relating to Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.

Adjective

Beltian (comparative more Beltian, superlative most Beltian)

  1. Of or relating to Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.
    • Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar [...] and protein-rich Beltian bodies [...] of the host tree.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 26

Forms of Beltian

comparativemore Beltian
superlativemost Beltian

Origin of Beltian

From Belt + -ian.

Phrases with Beltian

Questions about Beltian

What does Beltian mean?
Beltian means of or relating to Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.
What part of speech is Beltian?
Beltian is an adjective.

Words near Beltian in the dictionary

  1. belters
  2. Belteshazzar
  3. beltfish
  4. beltful
  5. beltfuls
  6. Beltian
  7. Beltian bodies
  8. Beltian body
  9. Beltin
  10. belting
  11. belting down

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