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palaeodrainage

palaeodrainage noun: a system of drainage channels cut by an ancient river.

Noun

palaeodrainage (plural palaeodrainages)

  1. A system of drainage channels cut by an ancient river

Forms of palaeodrainage

pluralpalaeodrainages
alternative formpaleodrainage

Origin of palaeodrainage

From palaeo- + drainage.

Questions about palaeodrainage

What does palaeodrainage mean?
Palaeodrainage means a system of drainage channels cut by an ancient river.
What part of speech is palaeodrainage?
Palaeodrainage is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeodrainage?
The plural of palaeodrainage is palaeodrainages.

Words near palaeodrainage in the dictionary

  1. palaeodont
  2. palaeodonts
  3. palaeodose
  4. palaeodoses
  5. palaeodosimetric
  6. palaeodrainage
  7. palaeodrainages
  8. palaeodune
  9. palaeodunes
  10. palaeoearthquake
  11. palaeoecologic

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