subfossil

adjective sub·fos·sil \-ˌfä-səl\

Definition of SUBFOSSIL

: of less than typical fossil age but partially fossilized <subfossil bones>

— subfossil noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1832

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