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ichnogenus

ichnogenus noun: any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.

Noun

ichnogenus (plural ichnogenera)

  1. Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.

Forms of ichnogenus

pluralichnogenera

Origin of ichnogenus

From ichno- (“trace”) + genus.

Questions about ichnogenus

What does ichnogenus mean?
Ichnogenus means any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
What part of speech is ichnogenus?
Ichnogenus is a noun.
What is the plural of ichnogenus?
The plural of ichnogenus is ichnogenera.

Words near ichnogenus in the dictionary

  1. ichnofossil
  2. ichnofossils
  3. ichnogenera
  4. ichnogeneric
  5. ichnogenetic
  6. ichnogenus
  7. ichnogram
  8. ichnograms
  9. ichnograph
  10. ichnographic
  11. ichnographical

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