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palaeoburrow

palaeoburrow is the alternative form of paleoburrow.

Meaning of paleoburrow

Noun

paleoburrow (plural paleoburrows)

  1. A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past, usually referring to the large tunnels excavated by giant armadillos and ground sloths now preserved as ichnofossils.
    • Large paleoburrows and crotovines (see Chapter 6) have recently received renewed interest in the literature.2013, Richard A. Fariña, Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America, page 249

Forms of palaeoburrow

pluralpalaeoburrows

Questions about palaeoburrow

What is palaeoburrow the alternative form of?
Palaeoburrow is the alternative form of paleoburrow.

Words near palaeoburrow in the dictionary

  1. palaeobotanical
  2. palaeobotanically
  3. palaeobotanist
  4. palaeobotanists
  5. palaeobotany
  6. palaeoburrow
  7. palaeoburrows
  8. palaeocastorid
  9. palaeocastorids
  10. palaeocave
  11. palaeocaves

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