fossil 2
noundomain: natural obj.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
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
Hypernym
remains 1
noun
any object that is left unused or still extant
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
fossil 1
adjective
characteristic of a fossil
fossiliferous 1
adjective
bearing or containing fossils
EnglishDerivationally related form
fossilist 1
noun
a specialist in paleontology
fossilize 1
verb
convert to a fossil
Hyponym
fucoid 1
noun
a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
belemnite 1
noun
a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
ammonite 1
noun
one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
index fossil 1
noun
a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
microfossil 1
noun
a fossil that must be studied microscopically
