fossil

Meaning

1. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
2. Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
3. A fossil word.
4. (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
5. (derogatory, figuratively) An extremely old or outdated person.

Synonyms

petrifaction

petrification

fogey

fogy

dodo

🦤

petrified

remains

out-of-date

relics

resin

conservative

fossilisation

corpse

fossilization

fuddy-duddy

inclusion

mineral

old-fashioned

Translations

fossile

fossile

fósil

fóssil

Fossil

fossiel

fòssil

απολίθωμα

fosil

Versteinerung

fossil

taşıl

verstening

fósseis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒsl̩/

Etymology

From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).

Sentences

Physiological and fossil evidence therefore would make it rather unlikely that turtles were diapsids .