FOSSILIFEROUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bearing or containing fossils

Example:

fossiliferous strata

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

fossil (the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)

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