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. Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
5. An extremely old or outdated person.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out-of-date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

Hyphenated as

fos‧sil

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 .