placa tectónica

placa tectónica

A segment of the lithosphere.

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placas tectónicas

Biology; Cell biology

Segments of the lithosphere that comprise the surface of the Earth much the way a turtle shell is composed of its plates.

placas tectónicas

Biology; General

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placas tectónicas

Biology; General

Segments of the lithosphere that comprise the surface of the Earth much the way a turtle shell is composed of its plates.

Placas tectónicas

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

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