Chicxulub

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English

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Etymology

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From Yucatec Maya ch’ik (“flea”) + Yucatec Maya xulub (“devil, demon”) — "devil's flea".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Proper noun

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Chicxulub

  1. A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Further reading

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