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paleopolyploidy

paleopolyploidy noun: polyploidy that occurred in the distant past.

Noun

paleopolyploidy (countable and uncountable, plural paleopolyploidies)

  1. Polyploidy that occurred in the distant past.

Forms of paleopolyploidy

pluralpaleopolyploidies

Origin of paleopolyploidy

From paleo- + polyploidy.

Questions about paleopolyploidy

What does paleopolyploidy mean?
Paleopolyploidy means polyploidy that occurred in the distant past.
What part of speech is paleopolyploidy?
Paleopolyploidy is a noun.
What is the plural of paleopolyploidy?
The plural of paleopolyploidy is paleopolyploidies.

Words near paleopolyploidy in the dictionary

  1. paleopoles
  2. paleopolyploid
  3. paleopolyploidization
  4. paleopolyploidizations
  5. paleopolyploids
  6. paleopolyploidy
  7. paleopopulation
  8. paleopopulations
  9. paleoposition
  10. paleopositions
  11. paleoprecipitation

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