"microfossil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microfossils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: micro- + fossil Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|fossil}} micro- + fossil Head templates: {{en-noun}} microfossil (plural microfossils)
  1. A microscopic fossil. Categories (topical): Paleontology Related terms: mesofossil, micropaleontology Translations (microscopic fossil): microfòssil [masculine] (Catalan), microfossiel [neuter] (Dutch), microfossile [masculine] (French), Mikrofossil [neuter] (German), microfossile [masculine] (Italian), microfóssil [masculine] (Portuguese), микроокамене́лость (mikrookamenélostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), microfósil [masculine] (Spanish), mikrofossil [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-microfossil-en-noun-7CUOPeov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-

Inflected forms

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