different between fossil vs australopithecine

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)

1. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
2. (paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
3. (linguistics) A fossil word.
4. (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
5. (figuratively) An extremely old or outdated person.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

1. fossil (noun modifier), fossilised (UK), fossilized

Inflection

Etymology 2

From New Latin fossile.

Noun

fossil n (singular definite fossilet, plural indefinite fossiler)

1. fossil

Inflection

German

Etymology

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

Adjective

fossil (not comparable)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. fossilised (UK), fossilized, or fossil (noun modifier)

Etymology 2

From New Latin

Noun

fossil n (definite singular fossilet, indefinite plural fossil, definite plural fossila)

1. a fossil (as above)

References

• “fossil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

fossil

1. fossil

Declension

Noun

fossil n

1. a fossil

Declension

Related terms

• dinosauriefossil
• fossilbränsle
• fossilerad
• fossilförande
• fossilisation
• fossilisera
• fossilisering

References

• fossil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

English

Alternative forms

• Australopithecine

Etymology

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily, Australopithecinae.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??st??l?(?)?p???si?n/

Noun

australopithecine (plural australopithecines)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 391:

     Australopithecines came in several varieties, some slender and gracile, like Raymond Dart's Taung child, others more sturdy and robust, but all were capable of walking upright.

   • 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin 2012, p. 151:

     Caspari and Lee carried out comparisons ranging from ancient hominins such as australopithecines through to Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons, assessing the ratios of young adults to old adults.

Translations

Adjective

australopithecine (comparative more australopithecine, superlative most australopithecine)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.

Synonyms

• australopith (depending on classification)

Translations