petroglyphic

Variant of petroglyph

petroglyph definition

petro·glyph (pe′trō glif′)

noun

a rock carving, esp. a prehistoric one

Etymology: Fr pétroglyphe < Gr petra, rock + glyphē, carving: see glyph

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