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oogenus

oogenus noun: an ootaxon, equivalent to a genus, used to classify fossilised dinosaur eggs.

Noun

oogenus (plural oogenera)

  1. An ootaxon, equivalent to a genus, used to classify fossilised dinosaur eggs

Forms of oogenus

pluraloogenera

Origin of oogenus

From oo- + genus.

Questions about oogenus

What does oogenus mean?
Oogenus means an ootaxon, equivalent to a genus, used to classify fossilised dinosaur eggs.
What part of speech is oogenus?
Oogenus is a noun.
What is the plural of oogenus?
The plural of oogenus is oogenera.

Words near oogenus in the dictionary

  1. oogenesis
  2. oogenetic
  3. oogenic
  4. oogenotop
  5. oogenotops
  6. oogenus
  7. oogeny
  8. oogle
  9. oogles
  10. oogone
  11. oogones

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