Definition of Petroglyphs

1. Noun. (plural of petroglyph) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Petroglyphs

1. petroglyph [n] - See also: petroglyph

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petroglyphs

petrodollar
petrodollars
petrogale
petrogeneses
petrogenesis
petrogenetic
petrogenic
petrogenies
petrogeny
petrogeological
petrogeologist
petrogeologists
petrogeology
petroglyph
petroglyphic
petroglyphs (current term)
petroglyphy
petrogr.
petrograph
petrographer
petrographers
petrographic
petrographical
petrographies
petrographs
petrography
petroholic
petroholics
petrohyoid
petrohyoids

Literary usage of Petroglyphs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. All about Hawaii (1921)
"AFTER writing of "Still'More petroglyphs" in the 1920 Annual, there was no expectation of continuing the subject, but a recent visit to the Volcano brought ..."

2. Indian Tribes of Eastern Peru by William Curtis Farabee (1922)
"petroglyphs. While resting over a day at the Peruvian Colony on the Perene River in Peru, we made a study of some petroglyphs, ..."

3. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University by Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1922)
"A single section is four or five feet wide and eight feet high, with a small opening at the floor of each story (plate 24, a). petroglyphs. ..."

4. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"From the overlook (which has replica petroglyphs), most of the petroglyphs are to the right. Among the 47 known glyphs - there's always a chance a few more ..."

5. Indians of the Southwest by Pliny Earle Goddard (1913)
"The other villages, which comprise the Tanoan stock originally had three dialects, one of which, the Piro, petroglyphs, San Juan Valley. ..."

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