Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trace fossil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: trace -fos-sil
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.

Inflected Forms

trace fossils (plural)

Synonyms

ichnofossil

Questions

What does trace fossil mean?: A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.

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