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oospecies

oospecies noun: an ootaxon, equivalent to a species, used to classify fossilised dinosaur eggs.

Noun

oospecies (plural oospecies)

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

Forms of oospecies

pluraloospecies

Origin of oospecies

From oo- + species.

Questions about oospecies

What does oospecies mean?
Oospecies means an ootaxon, equivalent to a species, used to classify fossilised dinosaur eggs.
What part of speech is oospecies?
Oospecies is a noun.
What is the plural of oospecies?
The plural of oospecies is oospecies.

Words near oospecies in the dictionary

  1. oosorption
  2. oosorptions
  3. oosparite
  4. oosparites
  5. oosparitic
  6. oospecies
  7. oosperm
  8. oosperms
  9. oosphere
  10. oospheres
  11. oosporange

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