Sinhala Dictionary definitions for fossil
fossil 🔊 /fɑˈsʌl/
fossil : පොසිල
fossil : පාෂාණීය ධාතු
fossil definition
Adjective.
- 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.
Noun.
- 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.