Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

index fossil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: in-dex -fos-sil
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

Inflected Forms

index fossils (plural)

Synonyms

guide fossil

Questions

What does index fossil mean?: Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

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