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biostrome

biostrome noun: a horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms.

Noun

biostrome (plural biostromes)

  1. A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms

Forms of biostrome

pluralbiostromes

Origin of biostrome

bio- (“life”) + Latin stroma (“coverlet”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed, mattress”).

Questions about biostrome

What does biostrome mean?
Biostrome means a horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms.
What part of speech is biostrome?
Biostrome is a noun.
What is the plural of biostrome?
The plural of biostrome is biostromes.

Words near biostrome in the dictionary

  1. biostratigraphy
  2. biostratinomic
  3. biostratinomically
  4. biostratinomy
  5. biostromal
  6. biostrome
  7. biostromes
  8. biostructural
  9. biostructure
  10. biostructures
  11. biostudies

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