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Whitneyan

Whitneyan proper noun: an age from 33.3 to 30.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligocene.

Proper noun

the Whitneyan

  1. An age from 33.3 to 30.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligocene.

Questions about Whitneyan

What does Whitneyan mean?
Whitneyan means an age from 33.3 to 30.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligocene.
What part of speech is Whitneyan?
Whitneyan is a proper noun.

Words near Whitneyan in the dictionary

  1. Whitner
  2. Whitners
  3. Whitney
  4. Whitney's theorem
  5. Whitney-on-Wye
  6. Whitneyan
  7. whitneyite
  8. Whitneyville
  9. Whitoid
  10. whitopia
  11. whitret

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