Meanings
noundurorthid (plural durorthids)
plural durorthids
- soil scienceA type of orthid that has a duripan.
Durothids have a duripan with its upper boundary within 40 " of the surface.
1989, Donald Steila, Thomas E. Pond, The Geography of Soils, page 1111 more example
These soils are more productive than the cryoboralfs, durothids, and durargids but are less productive than the cryoborolls.
1976, Central Nevada Land Use Plan, page 73
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