"subfossil" meaning in All languages combined

See subfossil on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subfossils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil From sub- + fossil. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|fossil|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fossil", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "subfossil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="subfossil"> From sub- + fossil. Head templates: {{en-noun}} subfossil (plural subfossils)
  1. (paleontology) A partially fossilized organism. Related terms: subfossilized Translations (Translations): subfòssil [masculine] (Catalan), 亞化石 /亚化石 (yàhuàshí) (Chinese Mandarin), 半化石 (bànhuàshí) (Chinese Mandarin), Subfossil [neuter] (German), 半化石 (hankaseki) (Japanese), 반화석 (banhwaseok) (Korean), субфосси́лия (subfossílija) [feminine] (Russian), bán hoá thạch (Vietnamese), á hoá thạch (Vietnamese)

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