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protocontinent
[ proh-toh-kon-tn-uhnt ]
/ ˌproʊ toʊˈkɒn tn ənt /
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noun Geology.
an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones.
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Words nearby protocontinent
protoavis, protocal, protochordate, protocol, protocols, protocontinent, protoctist, Protoctista, protodeacon, protoderm, protodiastolic
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Scientific definitions for protocontinent
protocontinent
[ prō′tō-kŏn′tə-nənt ]
A landmass that existed at some point in the past. Protocontinents that are thought to have comprised some or all of the present-day continents in a single landmass are also known as supercontinents.
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