fossil
- IPA[ˈfäs(ə)l]
美式
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock；a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to change
noun: fossil, plural noun: fossils
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- 1. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock sites rich in fossils a fossil fish
- ▪ a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to change he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times
- ▪ a word or phrase that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g. hue in hue and cry.
- ivory from the tusks of a mammoth.
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- ivory from the tusks of a mammoth.
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- a fossil redeposited in a sediment which is younger than the one in which it first occurred.
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- the record of the occurrence and evolution of living organisms through geological time as ...
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- a fossil redeposited in a sediment which is younger than the one in which it first occurred.
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- a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found.
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- a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living ...
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- a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living ...
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- IPA[ˈfɒsl]
英式
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in ... sites rich in fossils a fossil fish
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