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Raupian

Raupian adjective: relating to the work of American paleontologist David Raup, particularly his parameterized morphospace for mollusk shells.

Adjective

Raupian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the work of American paleontologist David Raup, particularly his parameterized morphospace for mollusk shells.

Origin of Raupian

From Raup + -ian.

Questions about Raupian

What does Raupian mean?
Raupian means relating to the work of American paleontologist David Raup, particularly his parameterized morphospace for mollusk shells.
What part of speech is Raupian?
Raupian is an adjective.

Words near Raupian in the dictionary

  1. raunges
  2. raunging
  3. raunies
  4. rauny
  5. Raup
  6. Raupian
  7. raupo
  8. raupos
  9. Raupp
  10. Raupps
  11. Rauraci

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