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taphomorph

taphomorph noun: a fossil structure that represents the poorly preserved, deteriorated remains of a mixture of taxonomic groups.

Noun

taphomorph (plural taphomorphs)

  1. A fossil structure that represents the poorly preserved, deteriorated remains of a mixture of taxonomic groups.

Forms of taphomorph

pluraltaphomorphs

Origin of taphomorph

tapho- + -morph

Questions about taphomorph

What does taphomorph mean?
Taphomorph means a fossil structure that represents the poorly preserved, deteriorated remains of a mixture of taxonomic groups.
What part of speech is taphomorph?
Taphomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of taphomorph?
The plural of taphomorph is taphomorphs.

Words near taphomorph in the dictionary

  1. tapholes
  2. taphological
  3. taphologist
  4. taphologists
  5. taphology
  6. taphomorph
  7. taphomorphs
  8. taphon
  9. taphonomic
  10. taphonomical
  11. taphonomically

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