"megasequence" meaning in English

See megasequence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: megasequences [plural]
Etymology: mega- + sequence Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|sequence}} mega- + sequence Head templates: {{en-noun}} megasequence (plural megasequences)
  1. (geology, archaeology) A very large sequence of strata Categories (topical): Archaeology, Geology

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for megasequence meaning in English (1.4kB)

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