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Chattian

Chattian proper noun: a subdivision of the Oligocene epoch.

Proper noun

Chattian

  1. A subdivision of the Oligocene epoch.

Origin of Chattian

From Chatti + -an. The original type locality is in Hesse, whose name derives from "Chatti".

Questions about Chattian

What does Chattian mean?
Chattian means a subdivision of the Oligocene epoch.
What part of speech is Chattian?
Chattian is a proper noun.

Words near Chattian in the dictionary

  1. Chattertonian
  2. Chattertons
  3. chattery
  4. Chatthi
  5. chatti
  6. Chattian
  7. chattie
  8. chattier
  9. chatties
  10. chattiest
  11. chattily

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