fos·sil
 fossil
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the remains or trace of a living animal or plant from a long time ago. Fossils are found embedded in earth or rock.
Fossils of fish in the rock showed that the area had once been under water.
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fossillike (adj.) |
Fossil is from a Latin word that means "dug up."