Geikia

noun

Gei·​kia

ˈgēkēə

: a genus of rather small toothless dicynodont reptiles from the Upper Permian of Scotland

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sir Archibald Geikie †1924 Scottish geologist + New Latin -ia

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