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paleohabitat

paleohabitat noun: an extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils.

Noun

paleohabitat (plural paleohabitats)

  1. An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils

Forms of paleohabitat

pluralpaleohabitats
alternative formpalaeohabitat

Origin of paleohabitat

From paleo- + habitat.

Questions about paleohabitat

What does paleohabitat mean?
Paleohabitat means an extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils.
What part of speech is paleohabitat?
Paleohabitat is a noun.
What is the plural of paleohabitat?
The plural of paleohabitat is paleohabitats.

Words near paleohabitat in the dictionary

  1. paleographists
  2. paleographs
  3. paleography
  4. paleogravel
  5. paleogravels
  6. paleohabitat
  7. paleohabitats
  8. paleoheat
  9. paleoherb
  10. paleoherbs
  11. paleoherpetological

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