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biozone

UK/baɪəʊzəʊn//ˈbaɪoʊˌzoʊn/

biozone noun: a biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.

Noun

biozone (plural biozones)

  1. A biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.
  2. An ecozone.

Forms of biozone

pluralbiozones

Origin of biozone

From bio- + zone.

Words formed from biozone

Questions about biozone

What does biozone mean?
Biozone means a biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.
What part of speech is biozone?
Biozone is a noun.
How do you pronounce biozone?
Biozone is pronounced /baɪəʊzəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of biozone?
The plural of biozone is biozones.

Words near biozone in the dictionary

  1. bioyogurt
  2. bioyogurts
  3. biozonal
  4. biozonation
  5. biozonations
  6. biozone
  7. biozones
  8. bip
  9. bipa
  10. bipack
  11. bipacked

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