- fossiliferous
- adjective Date: 1830 containing fossils
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fossiliferous
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Fossiliferous — Fos sil*if er*ous, a. [Fossil + ferous.] (Paleon.) Containing or composed of fossils. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fossiliferous — by 1830, from FOSSIL (Cf. fossil) + ferous producing, containing, from ferre to bear (see INFER (Cf. infer)) … Etymology dictionary
fossiliferous — [fäs΄əl if′ər əs] adj. [ FOSSIL + I + FEROUS] containing fossils … English World dictionary
fossiliferous — fossil ► NOUN 1) the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2) humorous an antiquated person or thing. DERIVATIVES fossiliferous adjective fossilization (also fossilisation) noun… … English terms dictionary
fossiliferous — adjective bearing or containing fossils fossiliferous strata • Pertains to noun: ↑fossil … Useful english dictionary
fossiliferous — /fos euh lif euhr euhs/, adj. bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata. [1840 50; FOSSIL + I + FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
fossiliferous — adjective Containing fossils … Wiktionary
fossiliferous — bearing fossils Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
fossiliferous — fos·sil·if·er·ous || ‚fÉ‘sɪ lɪfÉ™rÉ™s /‚fÉ’s adj. containing fossils, composed of fossils … English contemporary dictionary
fossiliferous — [ˌfɒsɪ lɪf(ə)rəs] adjective Geology (of a rock or stratum) containing fossils or organic remains … English new terms dictionary
