fossil

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɒsəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɑːsəl/

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Noun

Singular fossil

Plural fossils

Fossil Lucy

1. A fossil is the remains of an animal or plant preserved in rock for millions of years. <> kwarangwal.
   
   
   1. Their predecessors are represented by fossils from those Cambrian seas
      An samu kwarangwal din kakannninsu a karkashin teku --bbchausa_verticals/081
      
      
   2. An gano kwarangwal mai 'shekara miliyan uku' a Afirka Ta Kudu [1]
      3-million-year-old fossil discovered in South Africa. [2]
      
      

Derived terms

1. fossil fuel
2. fossilisation, fossilization