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subfossil

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒsəl

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noun

Meaning 1

A partially fossilized organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil From sub- + fossil.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: subfòssil — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞化石 /亚化石 (yàhuàshí) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半化石 (bànhuàshí) — Translations
  • German: Subfossil — Translations
  • Japanese: 半化石 (hankaseki) — Translations
  • Korean: 반화석 (banhwaseok) — Translations
  • Russian: субфосси́лия (subfossílija) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: bán hoá thạch — Translations
  • Vietnamese: á hoá thạch — Translations