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paleoendemic

paleoendemic adjective: that has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted).

Adjective

paleoendemic (not comparable)

  1. That has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted)

Origin of paleoendemic

From paleo- + endemic.

Words that rhyme with paleoendemic

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Questions about paleoendemic

What does paleoendemic mean?
Paleoendemic means that has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted).
What part of speech is paleoendemic?
Paleoendemic is an adjective.

Words near paleoendemic in the dictionary

  1. paleoecosystems
  2. paleoelevation
  3. paleoelevations
  4. paleoencephalic
  5. paleoencephalon
  6. paleoendemic
  7. paleoendemism
  8. paleoentomological
  9. paleoentomologist
  10. paleoentomologists
  11. paleoentomology

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