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K-T extinction event

K-T extinction event noun: cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event; the mass extinction marking the end of the Cretaceous period.

Noun

K-T extinction event

  1. Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event; the mass extinction marking the end of the Cretaceous period.

Forms of K-T extinction event

alternative formK/T extinction event

Questions about K-T extinction event

What does K-T extinction event mean?
K-T extinction event means cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event; the mass extinction marking the end of the Cretaceous period.
What part of speech is K-T extinction event?
K-T extinction event is a noun.

Words near K-T extinction event in the dictionary

  1. K-swapped
  2. K-swapping
  3. K-swaps
  4. K-T
  5. K-T boundary
  6. K-T extinction event
  7. K-theory
  8. K-tool
  9. K-tools
  10. K-Town
  11. K-turn

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