Penutian
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Penutian
Penutian (pəno͞oˈshən), linguistic family, or stock, of Native Americans of North and Central America. See Native American languages.
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Penutian
[pə′nü·shən] (geology)
A North American stage of geologic time: lower Eocene (above Bulitian, below Ulatasian).
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