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petroglyphs

petroglyphs is the plural of petroglyph.

Meaning of petroglyph

Noun

petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)

  1. A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
    • The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.1998, Henri-Paul Francfort, “17: Central Asian petroglyphs: between Indo-Iranian and shamanistic interpretations”, in Paul S. C. Taçon, editor, The Archaeology of Rock-Art, page 302

Questions about petroglyphs

What is petroglyphs the plural of?
Petroglyphs is the plural of petroglyph.

Words near petroglyphs in the dictionary

  1. petrogeologist
  2. petrogeologists
  3. petrogeology
  4. petroglyph
  5. petroglyphic
  6. petroglyphs
  7. petroglyphy
  8. petrogr.
  9. Petrograd
  10. Petrograder
  11. Petrogradian

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