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heterostracan

heterostracan noun: any of the subclass Heterostraci of extinct jawless vertebrates that lived primarily in marine and estuary environments.

Noun

heterostracan (plural heterostracans)

  1. Any of the subclass Heterostraci of extinct jawless vertebrates that lived primarily in marine and estuary environments.

Forms of heterostracan

pluralheterostracans

Origin of heterostracan

Heterostraci + -an

Questions about heterostracan

What does heterostracan mean?
Heterostracan means any of the subclass Heterostraci of extinct jawless vertebrates that lived primarily in marine and estuary environments.
What part of speech is heterostracan?
Heterostracan is a noun.
What is the plural of heterostracan?
The plural of heterostracan is heterostracans.

Words near heterostracan in the dictionary

  1. heterostasis
  2. heterostatic
  3. heterosteginid
  4. heterosteginids
  5. heterosteric
  6. heterostracan
  7. heterostracans
  8. heterostrophic
  9. heterostrophy
  10. heterostructural
  11. heterostructure

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