MICROFOSSIL

Meaning of MICROFOSSIL in English

[mi.cro.fos.sil] n (1924): a fossil that can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of a larger organism or an entire minute organism

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

MICROFOSSIL — noun Date: 1924 a fossil that can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MICROFOSSIL — |mīkrō+ noun Etymology: micr- + fossil : a fossil whether a fragment of a larger organism or the entire remains …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICROFOSSIL — /muy'kroh fos"il/ , n. a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope. Cf. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MICROFOSSIL — noun Date: 1924 : a fossil that can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MICROFOSSIL — ■ noun a fossil that can only be seen with a microscope.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MICROFOSSIL — n. Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -kr ō - ' fä-s ə l Function: noun Date: 1924 : a fossil that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MACROFOSSIL — |makrō+ noun Etymology: macr- + fossil : a fossil large enough to be observed by direct inspection — compare microfossil
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICRO- — a combining form with the meanings "small" ( microcosm; microgamete ), "very small in comparison with others of its kind" …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MACROFOSSIL — /mak'reuh fos"il/ , n. a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope. Cf. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONODONT — /koh"neuh dont', kon"euh-/ , n. a Paleozoic microfossil occurring in various jagged or toothlike shapes and constituting the hard remains …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MICRO- — micro- combining form ▶ with stress-neutral suffix ¦maɪk rəʊ AmE -roʊ — microfossil ˌmaɪk rəʊ ˈfɒs ə l AmE -ˈfɑːs- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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