pascichnion

P3A1S1C3I1C3H4N1I1O1N1

noun

A trace fossil of a distinctive kind indicating an animal grazing.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpascichnion (plural pascichnia)

plural pascichnia

  1. A trace fossil of a distinctive kind indicating an animal grazing.

Origin

  1. Latinpāscor“graze”
  2. Englishpascichnion

From Latin pāscor (“graze”) + -ichnion.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

pascichnion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascichnion

MLA

“pascichnion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascichnion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pascichnion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascichnion.

Source: pascichnion on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.