Meanings
proper noun
- A former microcontinent that once formed the landbridge between the subcontinents of Madagascar and India, which was subducted under the African plate, and now partly lie under the region of Mauritius.
Origin
From Mauritius + -ia, from lying underneath Mauritius.
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APA
Mauritia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritia
MLA
“Mauritia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mauritia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritia.
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