fossil 音标拼音: [f'ɑsəl]
n . 化石,古物
a . 化石的,陈腐的,守旧的
化石,古物化石的,陈腐的,守旧的
fossil adj 1 :
characteristic of a fossil n 1 :
someone whose style is out of fashion [
synonym : {
dodo }, {
fogy },
{
fogey }, {
fossil }]
2 :
the remains (
or an impression )
of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil Fossil \
Fos "
sil \,
n .
1 .
A substance dug from the earth . [
Obs .]
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Note :
Formerly all minerals were called fossils ,
but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth . --
Ure .
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2 . (
Paleon .)
The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks .
Most fossils belong to extinct species ,
but many of the later ones belong to species still living .
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3 .
A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated ;
one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present . [
Colloq .]
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Fossil \
Fos "
sil \,
a . [
L .
fossilis ,
fr .
fodere to dig :
cf .
F .
fossile .
See {
Fosse }.]
1 .
Dug out of the earth ;
as ,
fossil coal ;
fossil salt .
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2 .
preserved from a previous geological age ;
as ,
fossil water from deep wells ; --
usually implying that the object so described has had its substance modified by long residence in the ground ,
but also used (
as with fossil water )
in cases where chemical composition is not altered .
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PJC ]
3 . (
Paleon .)
Like or pertaining to fossils ;
contained in rocks ,
whether petrified or not ;
as ,
fossil plants ,
shells .
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{
Fossil copal },
a resinous substance ,
first found in the blue clay at Highgate ,
near London ,
and apparently a vegetable resin ,
partly changed by remaining in the earth .
{
Fossil cork }, {
Fossil flax }, {
Fossil paper },
or {
Fossil wood },
varieties of amianthus .
{
Fossil farina },
a soft carbonate of lime .
{
Fossil ore },
fossiliferous red hematite . --
Raymond .
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99 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fossil ":
Methuselah ,
afterglow ,
afterimage ,
ancient manuscript ,
antediluvian ,
antique ,
antiquity ,
archaism ,
artifact ,
back number ,
balance ,
butt ,
butt end ,
candle ends ,
cave painting ,
chaff ,
conservative ,
dad ,
debris ,
detritus ,
dodo ,
elder ,
end ,
eolith ,
fag end ,
filings ,
fogy ,
fud ,
fuddy -
duddy ,
granny ,
has -
been ,
holdover ,
husks ,
leavings ,
leftovers ,
longhair ,
matriarch ,
mezzolith ,
microlith ,
mid -
Victorian ,
mossback ,
neolith ,
odds and ends ,
offscourings ,
old believer ,
old crock ,
old dodo ,
old fogy ,
old liner ,
old man ,
old poop ,
old woman ,
old -
timer ,
orts ,
paleolith ,
parings ,
patriarch ,
petrification ,
petrified forest ,
petrified wood ,
petroglyph ,
plateaulith ,
pop ,
pops ,
rags ,
reactionary ,
refuse ,
regular old fogy ,
relic ,
relics ,
reliquiae ,
remainder ,
remains ,
remnant ,
residue ,
residuum ,
rest ,
roach ,
rubbish ,
ruin ,
ruins ,
rump ,
sawdust ,
scourings ,
scraps ,
shadow ,
shavings ,
square ,
starets ,
stick -
in -
the -
mud ,
straw ,
stubble ,
stump ,
survival ,
sweepings ,
trace ,
traditionalist ,
vestige ,
waste
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