FOSSIL
- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
- derogatory. An antiquated or stubbornly unchanging person or thing
- A word or phrase that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g., hue in hue and cry
- the remains of an animal or plant preserved in the earth's crust [n FOSSILS]
- the preserved remains of a plant or animal [n -S]