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fossil

Definition

  • noun: something (such as a leaf, skeleton, or footprint) that is from a plant or animal which lived in ancient times and that you can see in some rocks
  • noun: a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust
  • adjective: preserved from a past geologic age
  • sometimes used before another noun
  • synonyms: remains, fogy, fossil flax

Examples

  • He says the school's directors are a bunch of old 'fossils'. [='fogies']

  • oil and other 'fossil fuels'

  • sources of 'fossil fuel'

Movie quotes

  • (..) kill this thing quickly and quietly. Understood. Ben: Hey... it's okay. No, it's not okay. I've studied fossils my whole life. Nothing but theories and guesses... This was my one chance to prove that I was right. (..)
    2002 Shark Attack 3: Megalodon