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Genesee epoch

Genesee epoch proper noun: the latter subdivision of the Hamilton period in the now obsolete American Devonian system.

Proper noun

Genesee epoch

  1. (obsolete) The latter subdivision of the Hamilton period in the now obsolete American Devonian system.

Origin of Genesee epoch

So-named because the formations of this period crop out in Genesee, New York.

Questions about Genesee epoch

What does Genesee epoch mean?
Genesee epoch means the latter subdivision of the Hamilton period in the now obsolete American Devonian system.
What part of speech is Genesee epoch?
Genesee epoch is a proper noun.

Words near Genesee epoch in the dictionary

  1. generousness
  2. Generoux
  3. genes
  4. Genesee
  5. Genesee County
  6. Genesee epoch
  7. Geneseo
  8. geneserine
  9. geneses
  10. geneset
  11. genesets

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