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protocetid

protocetid noun: any of a group of extinct cetaceans, of the family †Protocetidae, from the Eocene period.

Noun

protocetid (plural protocetids)

  1. Any of a group of extinct cetaceans, of the family †Protocetidae, from the Eocene period

Forms of protocetid

pluralprotocetids

Questions about protocetid

What does protocetid mean?
Protocetid means any of a group of extinct cetaceans, of the family †Protocetidae, from the Eocene period.
What part of speech is protocetid?
Protocetid is a noun.
What is the plural of protocetid?
The plural of protocetid is protocetids.

Words near protocetid in the dictionary

  1. protocerebral
  2. protocerebrally
  3. protocerebron
  4. protocerebrum
  5. protocerebrums
  6. protocetid
  7. protocetids
  8. protocetraric acid
  9. protochelin
  10. protochemical
  11. protochemically

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