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fodinichnion

fodinichnion noun: a trace fossil formed by deposit feeders as they excavate the sediment in search of food.

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
    • Following this interpretation, Conichnus conosinus isp. n. can be ethologically classified as a fodinichnion (combination of feeding and dwelling).1995, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Forms of fodinichnion

pluralfodinichnia

Origin of fodinichnion

From Latin fodīna (“a mine”) + -ichnion.

Questions about fodinichnion

What does fodinichnion mean?
Fodinichnion means a trace fossil formed by deposit feeders as they excavate the sediment in search of food.
What part of speech is fodinichnion?
Fodinichnion is a noun.
What is the plural of fodinichnion?
The plural of fodinichnion is fodinichnia.

Words near fodinichnion in the dictionary

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

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