fossildom

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noun

The realm or sphere of fossils.

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Meanings

nounfossildom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe realm or sphere of fossils.

    I witnessed the slow burial of dead shells and bones, whose long journey toward fossildom was just beginning.

    1998, Peter D. Ward, Time Machines: Scientific Explorations in Deep Time, page 9

Origin

From fossil + -dom.

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APA

fossildom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossildom

MLA

“fossildom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossildom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fossildom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossildom.

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