HyperDic: fossiliferous

English > 1 sense of the word *fossiliferous*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	fossiliferous	bearing or containing fossils

fossiliferous > pronunciation
Sounds	faa.sahlih'ferahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *fossiliferous*: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	bearing or containing fossils.
Example	"fossiliferous strata"
Nouns	fossil	the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil