What does fossiliferous mean?

fossiliferous means "bearing or containing fossils".

How many syllables are in fossiliferous?

fossiliferous has 5 syllables: fos-si-lif-e-rous. The stress falls on "lif". In IPA it is /ˌfɑsəˈlɪfɚəs/.

Is fossiliferous a common word?

fossiliferous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Fossiliferous — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
bearing or containing fossils
“fossiliferous strata”

Questions about fossiliferous

What does fossiliferous mean?: fossiliferous means "bearing or containing fossils".
How many syllables are in fossiliferous?: fossiliferous has 5 syllables: fos-si-lif-e-rous. The stress falls on "lif". In IPA it is /ˌfɑsəˈlɪfɚəs/.
Is fossiliferous a common word?: fossiliferous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fossiliferous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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