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Permo-Carboniferous

Permo-Carboniferous proper noun: the time period including the latter parts of the Carboniferous and the early part of the Permian.

Proper noun

the Permo-Carboniferous

  1. The time period including the latter parts of the Carboniferous and the early part of the Permian.

Origin of Permo-Carboniferous

From Perm(ian) + -o- + Carboniferous.

Questions about Permo-Carboniferous

What does Permo-Carboniferous mean?
Permo-Carboniferous means the time period including the latter parts of the Carboniferous and the early part of the Permian.
What part of speech is Permo-Carboniferous?
Permo-Carboniferous is a proper noun.

Words near Permo-Carboniferous in the dictionary

  1. permixed
  2. permixes
  3. permixing
  4. permixt
  5. permixtion
  6. Permo-Carboniferous
  7. Permocarboniferous
  8. permonish
  9. permonished
  10. permonishes
  11. permonishing

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