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Pontinian

Pontinian proper noun: an age from 0.1 to 0.01 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Proper noun

the Pontinian

  1. An age from 0.1 to 0.01 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Questions about Pontinian

What does Pontinian mean?
Pontinian means an age from 0.1 to 0.01 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
What part of speech is Pontinian?
Pontinian is a proper noun.

Words near Pontinian in the dictionary

  1. pontine arteries
  2. pontine artery
  3. Pontine Islands
  4. Pontines
  5. ponting
  6. Pontinian
  7. pontinocerebellar
  8. Pontious
  9. pontist
  10. pontists
  11. pontlevis

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