suffossion

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noun

Internal erosion by liquid percolating through clay, sand, or silt.

OriginLatin suffossio →
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Meanings

nounsuffossion (plural suffossions)

plural suffossions

  1. geographyInternal erosion by liquid percolating through clay, sand, or silt.

Origin

  1. Latinsuffossio
  2. Englishsuffossion

From Latin suffossio, from suffodere, suffossum (“to dig under”), from sub (“under”) + fodere (“to dig”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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