Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subfossil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: sub-fos-sil
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partially fossilized organism.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil From sub- + fossil.

Inflected Forms

subfossils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subfossilized

Rhymes With

fossil apostle colossal jostle wassail hypoglossal throstle microfossil thyroglossal glossal macrofossil supercolossal

Questions

What does subfossil mean?: A partially fossilized organism.
Where does subfossil come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil From sub- + fossil.

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