problematica

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noun

Fossil specimens or elements that cannot be identified or assigned to a taxon.

OriginLatin problēmatica →
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Meanings

nounproblematica pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybiologyFossil specimens or elements that cannot be identified or assigned to a taxon.

Origin

  1. Latinproblēmatica“problematic things”
  2. Englishproblematica

From Latin problēmatica (“problematic things”).

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

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

Chicago

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