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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

  • (..) What it did to them, it did very fast. - How was it contracted? - I don't know. But it could be a serious health threat. These fossils weren't near the blast centre so they won't tell you much. Right. Why don't you check this out? - Where were these found? - I'll show you right on the map. (..)
    1998 The X Files
  • (..) Anything that you haven't sent off yet? Some bone fragments FEMA recovered from an archaeological site outta town. - Have you examined them? - No. They're just fossils. I'd like you to let this person take a look at them. Just let me get them. - You said you weren't coming. - I wasn't planning to. (..)
    1998 The X Files