nannofossil

[nan-uh-fos-uhl]

nan·no·fos·sil

[nan-uh-fos-uhl]
noun
any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.

Origin:
1965–70; nanno- + fossil
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Nannofossil is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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