Etymograph

English

hypostratotype

From hypo- + stratotype.

Formed from hypo- + stratotype

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Today it means

noun A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit, usually in a different geographic context.

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Etymograph / hypostratotype