Synonyms & related words for microfossil

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of microfossil. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to microfossil

Explore words related to microfossil — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include macrofossil, nanofossil, fossil, subfossil, acritarch, encrinite, fossiliferous, unfossiliferous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does microfossil come from?

The word microfossil breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: micro-, from Greek mikros (“small”); foss, from Latin fodere (“to dig”); and -il, from Latin -ilis (“able to be, liable to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.