biostrome

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noun

A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms

OriginLatin stroma ← Ancient Greek στρῶμα →
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Meanings

nounbiostrome (plural biostromes)

plural biostromes

  1. geographyA horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστρῶμα“bed, mattress”
  2. Latinstroma“coverlet”
  3. Englishbiostrome

bio- (“life”) + Latin stroma (“coverlet”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed, mattress”).

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Translations

French biostrome
  • biostromea horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms
Irish bithstróm
  • bithstróma horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

biostrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostrome

MLA

“biostrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biostrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostrome.

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