fossiel

Definitions of fossiel
  1. noun
    the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
    synonyms: petrefact, verstening
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    pijlsteen
    a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
    ammoniet, ammonshoorn
    one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
    type of:
    erfenis, overblijfsel, overschot, plus, relict, surplus, teveel
    any object that is left unused or still extant
  2. noun
    someone whose style is out of fashion
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    A.O.W.'er, AOW'er, aow-er, bejaarde, knar, oudere, ouderen, oudje, zestig-plusser, zestigplusser
    an elderly person
  3. noun
    an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
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    A.O.W.'er, AOW'er, aow-er, bejaarde, knar, oudere, ouderen, oudje, zestig-plusser, zestigplusser
    an elderly person
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