Jarmoite

[ jahr-moh-ahyt ]
/ ˈdʒɑr moʊˌaɪt /

noun Archaeology.

a member of the prehistoric people of northeastern Iraq in and around the settlement at Jarmo.

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Origin of Jarmoite

Jarmo + -ite1

Words nearby Jarmoite

Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, jarl, Jarlsberg, Jarman, Jarmo, Jarmoite, jarosite, jarovize, jarp, jarrah, Jarrell
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