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paleoshelf

paleoshelf noun: ancient continental shelf exposed during low sea levels.

Noun

paleoshelf (plural paleoshelves)

  1. Ancient continental shelf exposed during low sea levels.

Forms of paleoshelf

pluralpaleoshelves
alternative formpalaeoshelf

Questions about paleoshelf

What does paleoshelf mean?
Paleoshelf means ancient continental shelf exposed during low sea levels.
What part of speech is paleoshelf?
Paleoshelf is a noun.
What is the plural of paleoshelf?
The plural of paleoshelf is paleoshelves.

Words near paleoshelf in the dictionary

  1. paleoseismologic
  2. paleoseismological
  3. paleoseismologist
  4. paleoseismologists
  5. paleoseismology
  6. paleoshelf
  7. paleoshoreline
  8. paleoshorelines
  9. Paleosiberian
  10. paleoslope
  11. paleoslopes

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