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Oldest Dryas

Oldest Dryas proper noun: a biostratigraphic subdivision layer corresponding to a relatively abrupt climatic cooling event, or stadial, that occurred during the last glacial retreat.

Proper noun

the Oldest Dryas

  1. A biostratigraphic subdivision layer corresponding to a relatively abrupt climatic cooling event, or stadial, that occurred during the last glacial retreat.

Questions about Oldest Dryas

What does Oldest Dryas mean?
Oldest Dryas means a biostratigraphic subdivision layer corresponding to a relatively abrupt climatic cooling event, or stadial, that occurred during the last glacial retreat.
What part of speech is Oldest Dryas?
Oldest Dryas is a proper noun.

Words near Oldest Dryas in the dictionary

  1. older-fashioned
  2. oldermost
  3. Olders
  4. Oldes
  5. oldest
  6. Oldest Dryas
  7. oldest fashioned
  8. oldest occupation
  9. oldest profession
  10. oldest profession in the world
  11. oldest-fashioned

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