Word Meaning

Meaning of fossil

- Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
- Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
- A substance dug from the earth.
- The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
- A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present.

Crossword clue for fossil

- Archaeological remains
- Geological remnant
- Hard rock dinosaur
- I floss strange remnant of ancient living creature
- Of past times
- Old remnant found in backing of Kelli’s sofa
- Petrified remains
- Prehistoric remnant