fossil


Definition: Meaning of, fossil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɒs(ə)l;ˈfɒsɪl /

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fossil fossils
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  1. an animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago and that has been preserved, or the shape of one of these animals or plants that has been preserved in rock
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  2. informal an insulting word for an old person
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fossil used in phrases

  • fossil copal (noun)
    1. partly mineralized copal dug from the ground
  • fossil fuel (noun)
    1. a FUEL such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years
  • fossil oil (noun)
    1. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
  • guide fossil (noun)
    1. a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
  • index fossil (noun)
    1. a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
  • living fossil (noun)
    1. an ancient animal or plant that still exists and has not changed
  • trace fossil (noun)
    1. a fossil of a trace of an organism rather than the physical remains of the organism itself, e.g. burrows, trails, etc.
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