noun🔗ShareVersteinerung, FossilThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant."The museum exhibit showed a beautiful fossil of a dinosaur bone. "Die Museumsausstellung zeigte ein wunderschönes Fossil eines Dinosaurierknochens.geologyarchaeologysciencenaturehistoryanimalplantmineralorganismenvironmentbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFossil, VersteinerungAny preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals."The paleontologist found a fossil of a tiny sea creature in the museum's collection. "Der Paläontologe fand ein Fossil eines winzigen Meeresbewohners in der Sammlung des Museums.geologyarchaeologyenvironmentnaturesciencebiologypastanimalorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareversteinertes WortA fossil word.""The word 'thou' is a fossil word, no one uses it in modern English." "Das Wort 'thou' ist ein versteinertes Wort, das heutzutage niemand mehr im modernen Englisch verwendet.languagelinguisticswordhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFossil, ÜberrestAnything extremely old, extinct, or outdated."My grandmother's recipes are a fossil; no one uses them anymore. "Die Rezepte meiner Großmutter sind ein Fossil; niemand verwendet sie mehr.geologyarchaeologyhistoryagesciencetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading