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paleomicrocontinent

paleomicrocontinent noun: a small fragment of continental crust that existed as an independent or semi-independent landmass in the geological past, rather than being part of a large present-day continent.

Noun

paleomicrocontinent (usually uncountable, plural paleomicrocontinents)

  1. (usually) A small fragment of continental crust that existed as an independent or semi-independent landmass in the geological past, rather than being part of a large present-day continent.

Forms of paleomicrocontinent

pluralpaleomicrocontinents

Origin of paleomicrocontinent

From paleo- + microcontinent.

Questions about paleomicrocontinent

What does paleomicrocontinent mean?
Paleomicrocontinent means a small fragment of continental crust that existed as an independent or semi-independent landmass in the geological past, rather than being part of a large present-day continent.
What part of speech is paleomicrocontinent?
Paleomicrocontinent is a noun.
What is the plural of paleomicrocontinent?
The plural of paleomicrocontinent is paleomicrocontinents.

Words near paleomicrocontinent in the dictionary

  1. paleomicrobiologist
  2. paleomicrobiologists
  3. paleomicrobiology
  4. paleomicrobiomic
  5. paleomicrobiomics
  6. paleomicrocontinent
  7. paleomicrocontinents
  8. paleomobility
  9. paleomodel
  10. paleomodeling
  11. paleomodels

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