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index fossil

index fossil noun: any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

Noun

index fossil (plural index fossils)

  1. Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

index fossil meaning in Tamil

index fossil in Tamil

சுட்டு தொல்லுயிரெச்சம், சுட்டு புதைபடிவம்

Forms of index fossil

pluralindex fossils

Questions about index fossil

What does index fossil mean?
Index fossil means any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.
What is index fossil in Tamil?
Index fossil in Tamil is சுட்டு தொல்லுயிரெச்சம், சுட்டு புதைபடிவம். See Index fossil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is index fossil?
Index fossil is a noun.
What is the plural of index fossil?
The plural of index fossil is index fossils.

Words near index fossil in the dictionary

  1. index cases
  2. index digit
  3. index digits
  4. index finger
  5. index fingers
  6. index fossil
  7. index fossils
  8. index fund
  9. index funds
  10. index of refraction
  11. index of suspicion

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