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paleochannel

paleochannel noun: a deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.

Noun

paleochannel (plural paleochannels)

  1. A deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.

Forms of paleochannel

pluralpaleochannels

Origin of paleochannel

From paleo- + channel.

Questions about paleochannel

What does paleochannel mean?
Paleochannel means a deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.
What part of speech is paleochannel?
Paleochannel is a noun.
What is the plural of paleochannel?
The plural of paleochannel is paleochannels.

Words near paleochannel in the dictionary

  1. Paleocene
  2. paleocerebella
  3. paleocerebellar
  4. paleocerebellum
  5. paleocerebellums
  6. paleochannel
  7. paleochannels
  8. paleochemistry
  9. paleochemotaxonomy
  10. paleochristian
  11. paleochronological

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