Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biostratigraphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: bios-tratig-ra-phy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English stratigraphy English biostratigraphy From bio- + stratigraphy.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

biostratigrapher

Questions

What does biostratigraphy mean?: The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
Where does biostratigraphy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English stratigraphy English biostratigraphy From bio- + stratigraphy.

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