subfossil

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noun

A partially fossilized organism.

OriginEnglish fossil ← French fossile ← Latin fossili →
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Meanings

nounsubfossil (plural subfossils)

plural subfossils

  1. biologyA partially fossilized organism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Latinfoss-
  7. Latinfossili
  8. Frenchfossile
  9. Englishfossil
  10. Englishsubfossil

From sub- + fossil.

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subfossil

apostlecolossaljostlewassailhypoglossalaglossalbasiglossalgenioglossalglossalisoglossalmacrofossilmicrofossilnonfossilpalatoglossalpharyngoglossalretroglossalstyloglossalsupercolossalthrostlethyroglossal
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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