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paleoburrows

paleoburrows is the plural 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

Questions about paleoburrows

What is paleoburrows the plural of?
Paleoburrows is the plural of paleoburrow.

Words near paleoburrows in the dictionary

  1. paleobotanies
  2. paleobotanist
  3. paleobotanists
  4. paleobotany
  5. paleoburrow
  6. paleoburrows
  7. paleocaliche
  8. paleocamelid
  9. paleocamelids
  10. paleocanyon
  11. paleocanyons

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