Fossulate

/ˈfɔsuːleɪt/ adjective

Definition

Having small grooves, pits, or depressions; marked with fossulae.

Etymology

From Latin fossula (small ditch) plus the suffix -ate, meaning 'having the characteristic of.' Created in anatomical terminology to describe textured surfaces.

Kelly Says

Fossil-hunters look for fossulate bone surfaces because these grooves often preserve details about where muscles and tendons connected to extinct animals!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
化石
kha-eth
ARالعربية
تحجر
taḥjarr
BNবাংলা
প্রাণীর অবশিষ্ট
pranir obhisht
CACatalà
fòssilització
foh-si-li-tsa-sio
CSČeština
fosilovat
foh-si-lo-vat
DADansk
fossiliere
fos-si-le-re
DEDeutsch
fossiliert
fos-si-li-ert
ELΕλληνικά
πετρώσει
pe-tro-sei
ESEspañol
fosilizar
foh-si-li-zar
FAفارسی
化石
kha-eth
FISuomi
fossiilioida
fos-si-i-lioi-da
FRFrançais
fossiler
foh-si-ler
GUGU
ફોસિલ
foh-sil
HAHA
fasa
fa-sa
HEעברית
להפוך לאבן
le-hpokh la-e-ven
HIहिन्दी
जीवाश्म बनाना
jeevaashm banaana
HUMagyar
kövületessé tenni
kov-u-let-es-se ten-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memfosil
me-m-foh-sil
IGIG
ihe nri
ee-he n-ree
ITItaliano
fossilizzare
foh-si-li-zar-re
JA日本語
化石化する
ka-seki-ka-waru
KKKK
фоссилия
fos-si-li-ya
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ស្ថាបន
vit-dya-sa-ast-ra sta-baan
KO한국어
화석화하다
hwasik-hwa-hada
MRMR
फॉसिल
foh-sil
MSBahasa Melayu
memfosil
me-m-foh-sil
MYမြန်မာ
တိ полно သတင်း
ti purn tha-ding
NLNederlands
fossiliëren
fos-si-lie-ren
NONorsk
fossiliere
fos-si-le-re
PAPA
ਫੋਸਿਲ
foh-sil
PLPolski
fosylizować
foh-si-li-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
fossilizar
foh-si-li-zar
RORomână
fosil
foh-sil
RUРусский
ископаемый
isk-o-pa-e-myy
SVSvenska
fossila
fos-si-la
SWKiswahili
fosil
foh-sil
TAதமிழ்
படிவியல்
pa-di-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
పురావస్తు శాస్త్రం
puravasthu sasthram
THไทย
化石
kha-eth
TLTL
fosil
foh-sil
TRTürkçe
fosilleştirmek
foh-sil-les-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
іскопані
isk-o-pa-ni
URاردو
فوسل بنانا
fosl banaana
VITiếng Việt
hóa thạch hóa
hoa thach hoa
YOYO
ilẹ-ọ̀pọ̀
ee-leh oh-poh
ZH中文
化石化
huàshíhuà
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-kha-weh

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