fossil

Norwegian

adjective
Definitions
  • fossilised (UK), fossilized, or fossil (noun modifier: e.g. fossil fuels)

Etymology

Derived from Latin fossilis (something which has been dug up, dug up, fossil, retrieved from the earth, dug out).

Origin

Latin

fossilis

Gloss

something which has been dug up, dug up, fossil, retrieved from the earth, dug out

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