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petroglyphs

[pe-truh-glif] Origin

pet·ro·glyph

[pe-truh-glif]
noun
a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.
Also called petrograph.


Origin:
1865–70; < French pétroglyphe. See petro-1, glyph

pet·ro·glyph·ic, adjective
pe·trog·ly·phy [pi-trog-luh-fee] , noun
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Word Origin & History

petroglyph
1870, from Fr. pétroglyphe, from Gk. petra "rock" + glyphe "carving."
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