Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a genus of motmots: same as
Momotus . - noun A genus of discocampylous ammonoid cephalopods found in the Triassic rocks.
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Sorghastrum agrostoides is found in soils that are flooded for a short time, and Panicum prionites in the bottom of the ravines and depressions without permanent water.
Humid Chaco 2008
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