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supracretaceous

supracretaceous adjective: lying above the chalk.

Adjective

supracretaceous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Lying above the chalk.
    • supracretaceous soil

Forms of supracretaceous

alternative formsupercretaceous

Origin of supracretaceous

From supra- + cretaceous.

Questions about supracretaceous

What does supracretaceous mean?
Supracretaceous means lying above the chalk.
What part of speech is supracretaceous?
Supracretaceous is an adjective.

Words near supracretaceous in the dictionary

  1. supracoroid
  2. supracoronary
  3. supracostal
  4. supracranial
  5. supracrestal
  6. supracretaceous
  7. supracricoid
  8. supracritical
  9. supracrustal
  10. supracrystal
  11. supracrystals

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