fossil
/ˈfɑsl̩/ nom C1En français : fossile
- The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
- A fossil word.
- Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
- An extremely old or outdated person.
- A piece of content, which, despite its age, is being repromoted to a large volume of users by the algorithm.
Pluriel fossils
Dans la bibliothèque
Behind his central table was a large cupboard of fossil bones.
Anyhow, he wanted to get this good old fossil up to Birmingham.
Born in 1799, Mary learned from her father to search the crumbling cliffs for the fossils that winter storms washed out of the rock, but he died in 1810, leaving the family deeply in debt.
The wealthy men who bought the fossils presented them to learned societies, and the credit tended to go to them.
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