Meanings
nounrepichnion (plural repichnia)
plural repichnia
- A trace fossil that represents the locomotion behaviours of an organism.
Origin
From Latin repō (“crawl”) + -ichnion.
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APA
repichnion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repichnion
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“repichnion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repichnion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repichnion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repichnion.
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