Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oldest dryas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: old-est dryas
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A biostratigraphic subdivision layer corresponding to a relatively abrupt climatic cooling event, or stadial, that occurred during the last glacial retreat.

Inflected Forms

the Oldest Dryas (canonical)

Questions

What does oldest dryas mean?: A biostratigraphic subdivision layer corresponding to a relatively abrupt climatic cooling event, or stadial, that occurred during the last glacial retreat.

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