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palaeoscolecid

palaeoscolecid noun: an extinct ecdysozoan worm of the class Palaeoscolecid.

Noun

palaeoscolecid (plural palaeoscolecids)

  1. An extinct ecdysozoan worm of the class Palaeoscolecid.
    • The holes do not pass deeply – palaeoscolecids are horizontal burrowers.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 254

Forms of palaeoscolecid

pluralpalaeoscolecids

Questions about palaeoscolecid

What does palaeoscolecid mean?
Palaeoscolecid means an extinct ecdysozoan worm of the class Palaeoscolecid.
What part of speech is palaeoscolecid?
Palaeoscolecid is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeoscolecid?
The plural of palaeoscolecid is palaeoscolecids.

Words near palaeoscolecid in the dictionary

  1. palaeosaurs
  2. palaeoscenario
  3. palaeoscenarios
  4. palaeoscience
  5. palaeosciences
  6. palaeoscolecid
  7. palaeoscolecids
  8. palaeosecular
  9. palaeosediment
  10. palaeosediments
  11. palaeoseismic

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