Meanings
proper nounthe Northgrippian
- biologyA subdivision of the Holocene epoch, spanning 0.0082 to 0.0042 million years ago.
Origin
Named after the North Greenland Ice Core Project (NorthGRIP), + -ian.
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Northgrippian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northgrippian
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