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fossil
English
Etymology
From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f?s?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f??s?l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
- Hyphenation: fos?sil
Noun
fossil (plural fossils)
- The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- (paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
- (linguistics) A fossil word.
- (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
- (figuratively) An extremely old or outdated person.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- coprolite
- Fossil (Oregon)
Danish
Etymology 1
From Latin fossilis, from fossa (“ditch”).
Adjective
fossil
- fossil (noun modifier), fossilised (UK), fossilized
Inflection
Etymology 2
From New Latin fossile.
Noun
fossil n (singular definite fossilet, plural indefinite fossiler)
- fossil
Inflection
German
Etymology
From Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).
Adjective
fossil (not comparable)
- fossil
Declension
Further reading
- “fossil” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Latin fossilis
Adjective
fossil (neuter singular fossilt, definite singular and plural fossile)
- fossilised (UK), fossilized, or fossil (noun modifier: e.g. fossil fuels)
Etymology 2
From New Latin [Term?]
Noun
fossil m or n (definite singular fossilen or fossilet, indefinite plural fossiler or fossil, definite plural fossilene or fossila)
- a fossil (fossilised remains of an animal or plant)
Derived terms
- levende fossil
References
- “fossil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Latin fossilis
Adjective
fossil (neuter singular fossilt, definite singular and plural fossile)
- fossilised (UK), fossilized, or fossil (noun modifier)
Etymology 2
From New Latin
Noun
fossil n (definite singular fossilet, indefinite plural fossil, definite plural fossila)
- a fossil (as above)
References
- “fossil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
fossil
- fossil
Declension
Noun
fossil n
- a fossil
Declension
Related terms
- dinosauriefossil
- fossilbränsle
- fossilerad
- fossilförande
- fossilisation
- fossilisera
- fossilisering
References
- fossil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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australopith
English
Alternative forms
- Australopith
Noun
australopith (plural australopiths)
- (anthropology, paleontology) Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
- The limb bones indicate A. garhi had small stature like earlier australopiths.
- 2008, Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Human Origins: What Bones And Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves, page 118,
- Most authorities would nowadays concur that the australopiths were generally committed to habitats with at least some trees, to which they were more or less tied for sleeping and for shelter from predators during the day, as well as for a large part of their sustenance.
Synonyms
- (any member of Australopithecus): australopithecine (depending on the classification scheme used)
Translations
Adjective
australopith (comparative more australopith, superlative most australopith)
- (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
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