protocontinent
[ proh-toh-kon-tn-uh nt ]
/ ˌproʊ toʊˈkɒn tn ənt /
noun Geology.
an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones.
Words nearby protocontinent
protoavis,
protocal,
protochordate,
protocol,
protocols,
protocontinent,
protoctist,
protoctista,
protodeacon,
protoderm,
protodiastolic
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.