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parastratotype

parastratotype noun: a stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit.

Noun

parastratotype (plural parastratotypes)

  1. A stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit.

Forms of parastratotype

pluralparastratotypes

Origin of parastratotype

From para- + stratotype.

Questions about parastratotype

What does parastratotype mean?
Parastratotype means a stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit.
What part of speech is parastratotype?
Parastratotype is a noun.
What is the plural of parastratotype?
The plural of parastratotype is parastratotypes.

Words near parastratotype in the dictionary

  1. parastigma
  2. parastigmatic
  3. parastomal
  4. parastrachiid
  5. parastrachiids
  6. parastratotype
  7. parastratotypes
  8. parastriatal
  9. parastriate
  10. parastronaut
  11. parastronauts

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