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Callovian

Callovian proper noun: a subdivision of the Jurassic period.

Proper noun

Callovian

  1. A subdivision of the Jurassic period.

Origin of Callovian

From French callovien, coined by Alcide d’Orbigny from Latin Calloviensis, from the Latinized name of the Kellaways area near Chippenham in Wiltshire, England.

Questions about Callovian

What does Callovian mean?
Callovian means a subdivision of the Jurassic period.
What part of speech is Callovian?
Callovian is a proper noun.

Words near Callovian in the dictionary

  1. callout culture
  2. callout cultures
  3. callouts
  4. callover
  5. callovers
  6. Callovian
  7. callow
  8. Callow Hill
  9. Calloway
  10. Calloway County
  11. Calloways

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