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speleogenesis

speleogenesis noun: the formation and development of caves.

Noun

speleogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation and development of caves

Origin of speleogenesis

From speleo- + genesis.

Questions about speleogenesis

What does speleogenesis mean?
Speleogenesis means the formation and development of caves.
What part of speech is speleogenesis?
Speleogenesis is a noun.

Words near speleogenesis in the dictionary

  1. speleobiology
  2. speleobopper
  3. speleoboppers
  4. speleofact
  5. speleogen
  6. speleogenesis
  7. speleogenic
  8. speleological
  9. speleologically
  10. speleologies
  11. speleologist

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