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paleocave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-o-cave
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans

noun

A formerly-open spelunk that has since filled back in but retains the overall structure as a kind of fossil

Etymology

From paleo- + cave.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paleocaves (plural)

Questions

What does paleocave mean?
A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans
Where does paleocave come from?
From paleo- + cave.

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