English Explanatory Dictionary

fossil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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 Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.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 An extremely old or outdated person.
name
  1. A small city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒsl̩/ /ˈfɑsl̩/ en-us-fossil.ogg

Word forms

fossil fossils

Etymology

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

Related words

coprolite Fossil

Derived words

body fossil cast fossil chemofossil fossilate fossil car fossil damascus fossildom fossiled fossil fool fossil fuel fossil gas fossilhood fossiliferous fossilification fossilify fossilisation fossilization fossilise fossilize fossilism fossilist fossility fossillike fossilogy fossil oil fossilology fossil record fossil resin fossil twister fossil water ichnofossil index fossil living fossil macrofossil magnetofossil megafossil mesofossil microfossil mold fossil nanofossil non-fossil nonfossil palynofossil pseudofossil semifossil subfossil technofossil trace fossil

Translations

Catalan: fòssil Finnish: fossiili Italian: fossile Portuguese: fóssil Romanian: fosilă
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