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palaeoryctid

palaeoryctid noun: any extinct shrewlike mammal in the family Palaeoryctidae.

Noun

palaeoryctid (plural palaeoryctids)

  1. Any extinct shrewlike mammal in the family Palaeoryctidae.

Forms of palaeoryctid

pluralpalaeoryctids

Questions about palaeoryctid

What does palaeoryctid mean?
Palaeoryctid means any extinct shrewlike mammal in the family Palaeoryctidae.
What part of speech is palaeoryctid?
Palaeoryctid is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeoryctid?
The plural of palaeoryctid is palaeoryctids.

Words near palaeoryctid in the dictionary

  1. palaeoriver
  2. palaeorivers
  3. palaeornithological
  4. palaeornithologist
  5. palaeornithologists
  6. palaeoryctid
  7. palaeoryctids
  8. palaeosalinities
  9. palaeosalinity
  10. palaeosaur
  11. palaeosaurs

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