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buchiid

buchiid noun: a bivalve mollusc of the extinct family †Buchiidae.

Noun

buchiid (plural buchiids)

  1. A bivalve mollusc of the extinct family †Buchiidae.
    • The buchiids were certainly the most abundant bivalve group in the oceans of British Columbia during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.1997, Rolf Ludvigsen, Life in Stone: A Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils, →ISBN, page 177

Forms of buchiid

pluralbuchiids

Origin of buchiid

Back-formation from Buchiidae, from the genus name Buchia.

Questions about buchiid

What does buchiid mean?
Buchiid means a bivalve mollusc of the extinct family †Buchiidae.
What part of speech is buchiid?
Buchiid is a noun.
What is the plural of buchiid?
The plural of buchiid is buchiids.

Words near buchiid in the dictionary

  1. Buchholtz
  2. Buchholtzes
  3. Buchholz
  4. Buchholzes
  5. buchi
  6. buchiid
  7. buchiids
  8. buchikamashi
  9. Buchin
  10. Buchinger
  11. Buchingers

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