fossiliferous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌfɑːsəˈlɪfɝəs/ See IPA manual Freq #1185640 Meanings 1 adj bearing or containing fossils fossiliferous strata 2 adj Containing fossils. Having already described him [the whale] in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it now remains to magnify him in an archæological, fossiliferous, and antediluvian point of view. Etymology From fossil + -i- + -ferous. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fossiliferous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌfɑːsəˈlɪfɝəs/ **Frequency rank:** 1185640 ## Meanings 1. bearing or containing fossils 2. Containing fossils. ## Examples - fossiliferous strata - Having already described him [the whale] in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it now remains to magnify him in an archæological, fossiliferous, and antediluvian point of view. ## Etymology From fossil + -i- + -ferous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown