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Word: Fossil
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting a fossilized fish found, and believed to have lived, underground): from French fossile, from Latin fossilis ‘dug up’, from fodere ‘dig’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɒsl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form
Short Definition:remains or impression of prehistoric plant or animal
Examples:- sites rich in fossils
- a fossil fish
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