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holostratotype

holostratotype noun: the original stratotype used to designate a stratigraphic unit.

Noun

holostratotype (plural holostratotypes)

  1. The original stratotype used to designate a stratigraphic unit.

Forms of holostratotype

pluralholostratotypes

Origin of holostratotype

From holo- + stratotype.

Questions about holostratotype

What does holostratotype mean?
Holostratotype means the original stratotype used to designate a stratigraphic unit.
What part of speech is holostratotype?
Holostratotype is a noun.
What is the plural of holostratotype?
The plural of holostratotype is holostratotypes.

Words near holostratotype in the dictionary

  1. holostomate
  2. holostomatous
  3. holostome
  4. holostomes
  5. holostratigraphy
  6. holostratotype
  7. holostratotypes
  8. holosymbiont
  9. holosymbionts
  10. holosystematic
  11. holosystolic

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