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palaeoestuary

palaeoestuary noun: an estuary that existed in the distant past.

Noun

palaeoestuary (plural palaeoestuaries)

  1. An estuary that existed in the distant past

Forms of palaeoestuary

pluralpalaeoestuaries

Origin of palaeoestuary

From palaeo- + estuary.

Questions about palaeoestuary

What does palaeoestuary mean?
Palaeoestuary means an estuary that existed in the distant past.
What part of speech is palaeoestuary?
Palaeoestuary is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeoestuary?
The plural of palaeoestuary is palaeoestuaries.

Words near palaeoestuary in the dictionary

  1. palaeoepidemiology
  2. palaeoequator
  3. palaeoequators
  4. Palaeoeskimo
  5. palaeoestuaries
  6. palaeoestuary
  7. palaeoethnobotanical
  8. palaeoethnobotanist
  9. palaeoethnobotanists
  10. palaeoethnobotany
  11. palaeoethnologic

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