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steinkern

steinkern noun: a fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell.

Noun

steinkern (plural steinkerns)

  1. A fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell.

Forms of steinkern

pluralsteinkerns

Origin of steinkern

From German Steinkern, from Stein (“stone”) + Kern (“kernel, nucleus”).

Questions about steinkern

What does steinkern mean?
Steinkern means a fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell.
What part of speech is steinkern?
Steinkern is a noun.
What is the plural of steinkern?
The plural of steinkern is steinkerns.

Words near steinkern in the dictionary

  1. Steiningers
  2. steinings
  3. Steinkamp
  4. Steinkamps
  5. Steinke
  6. steinkern
  7. steinkerns
  8. Steinkes
  9. steinkirk
  10. steinkirks
  11. Steinkjer

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