fossicius

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fossus +‎ -īcius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fossīcius (feminine fossīcia, neuter fossīcium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up; fossil.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

References

  • fossicius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fossicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.