Fossa
— Noun
– English
~ monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
fosse
— Noun
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~ ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
fossil
— Adjective
– English
~ characteristic of a fossil
fossil
— Noun
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~ 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
— Noun
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~ someone whose style is out of fashion
fossil copal
— Noun
– English
~ partly mineralized copal dug from the ground
fossiliferous
— Adjective
– English
~ bearing or containing fossils; "fossiliferous strata"
fossilisation
— Noun
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~ the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
fossilisation
— Noun
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~ becoming inflexible or out of date
fossilise
— Verb
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~ convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
fossilise
— Verb
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~ become mentally inflexible
fossilised
— Adjective
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~ set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
fossilist
— Noun
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~ a specialist in paleontology
fossilization
— Noun
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~ the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
fossilization
— Noun
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~ becoming inflexible or out of date
fossilize
— Verb
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~ convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
fossilize
— Verb
– English
~ become mentally inflexible
fossilized
— Adjective
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~ set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
fossilology
— Noun
– English
~ the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
fossorial
— Adjective
– English
~ (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging