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fodinichnia

fodinichnia is the plural of fodinichnion.

Meaning of fodinichnion

Noun

fodinichnion (plural fodinichnia)

  1. A trace fossil formed by deposit feeders as they excavate the sediment in search of food.
    • Distinctive behaviour patterns add to the specific character as they do in recent species. They may also be referred to more general functions such as crawling, feeding or hiding. Distinction of five major groups (dwelling burrows = Domichnia; feeding burrows = Fodinichnia; feeding trails =...1964 September, Adolf Seilacher, Sedimentology, volume 3, number 3, page 253

Questions about fodinichnia

What is fodinichnia the plural of?
Fodinichnia is the plural of fodinichnion.

Words near fodinichnia in the dictionary

  1. Fodens
  2. Fodhdhoo
  3. fodient
  4. fodients
  5. fodies
  6. fodinichnia
  7. fodinichnial
  8. fodinichnion
  9. FODMAP
  10. FODMAPs
  11. Fodorian

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