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Romer's gap

Romer's gap proper noun: an apparent gap in the tetrapod fossil record in the lower Mississippian.

Proper noun

Romer's gap

  1. An apparent gap in the tetrapod fossil record in the lower Mississippian.

Origin of Romer's gap

After Alfred Sherwood Romer.

Questions about Romer's gap

What does Romer's gap mean?
Romer's gap means an apparent gap in the tetrapod fossil record in the lower Mississippian.
What part of speech is Romer's gap?
Romer's gap is a proper noun.

Words near Romer's gap in the dictionary

  1. Romeo-and-Juliet-esque
  2. Romeo-and-Julietesque
  3. Romeoesque
  4. Romeos
  5. Romer
  6. Romer's gap
  7. Romeral
  8. romeriid
  9. romeriids
  10. romerillo
  11. romerillos

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