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desmostylians

desmostylians is the plural of desmostylian.

Meaning of desmostylian

Noun

desmostylian (plural desmostylians)

  1. Any member of the Desmostylia.
    • Herbivores have been the largest bottom-dwelling marine animals since at least the Late Oligocene, with the evolution of desmostylians and the Early Pliocene replacement by large sirenians, and perhaps since the Late Cretaceous if some sea turtles were herbivorous at that time.2016 January 16, “Gigantism and Its Implications for the History of Life”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Questions about desmostylians

What is desmostylians the plural of?
Desmostylians is the plural of desmostylian.

Words near desmostylians in the dictionary

  1. desmosomic
  2. desmosterol
  3. desmosterolosis
  4. desmosterols
  5. desmostylian
  6. desmostylians
  7. desmostylid
  8. desmostylids
  9. desmoteplase
  10. desmotomies
  11. desmotomy

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