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fossil

/ˈfɑsəl/ /ˈfɒsəl/
noun
GeneralScience
  1. 1 fosil countable

Definition (English)

The remains of an animal or plant from a past age, preserved in rock.

Example Sentences

  1. They discovered a dinosaur fossil in the desert.
    Çölde bir dinozor fosili keşfettiler.
  2. The museum displays fossils of fish that lived millions of years ago.
    Müze, milyonlarca yıl önce yaşamış balıkların fosillerini sergiliyor.
Informal
  1. 1 eski kafalı kimse, çağ dışı kalmış kimse countable

Definition (English)

An old person with very old-fashioned ideas who will not accept change.

Example Sentences

  1. My uncle is an old fossil who still refuses to use a mobile phone.
    Amcam hâlâ cep telefonu kullanmayı reddeden eski kafalı biri.
  2. The young staff saw their manager as a fossil from another era.
    Genç çalışanlar müdürlerini başka bir çağdan kalma eski kafalı biri olarak görüyordu.

Collocations

fossil recordfossil fuelfossil remainsfossil evidencefossil species

Phrases 7

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