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microfossil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒsəl
  • CMU ARPABET: M AY1 K R OW2 F AA1 S AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A microscopic fossil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a fossil that must be studied microscopically

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fossil

History

Etymology

From micro- + fossil.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: microfòssil — microscopic fossil
  • Dutch: microfossiel — microscopic fossil
  • French: microfossile — microscopic fossil
  • German: Mikrofossil — microscopic fossil
  • Indonesian: mikrofosil — microscopic fossil
  • Italian: microfossile — microscopic fossil
  • Portuguese: microfóssil — microscopic fossil
  • Russian: микроокамене́лость (mikrookamenélostʹ) — microscopic fossil
  • Spanish: microfósil — microscopic fossil
  • Swedish: mikrofossil — microscopic fossil