"subfossil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subfossils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: From sub- + fossil. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|fossil}} 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), bán hoá thạch (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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        "(paleontology) A partially fossilized organism."
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    }
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    },
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    }
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}

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