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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwaseok
"우리는 박물관에서 공룡 화석을 보았다."
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The remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form.
"The museum has a massive dinosaur fossil on display."
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Derived from the Latin 'fossilis', meaning 'dug up', from 'fodere', meaning 'to dig'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Fossil"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Fossil" is said worldwide
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fossile
Transliteration: fossile
"Nous avons trouvé un fossile de poisson dans la roche."
Fossil
Transliteration: Fossil
"Dieses Fossil ist über eine Million Jahre alt."
fossile
Transliteration: fossile
"Gli scienziati hanno scoperto un raro fossile."
fósil
Transliteration: fósil
"El fósil fue descubierto por un paleontólogo local."
fóssil
Transliteration: fóssil
"Encontramos um fóssil na praia."
जीश्म
Transliteration: jivashm
Script: जीवाश्म
"वैज्ञानिकों को चट्टान में एक पुराना जीवाश्म मिला।"
化石
Transliteration: huàshí
"这块化石有上亿年的历史。"
화석
Transliteration: hwaseok
"우리는 박물관에서 공룡 화석을 보았다."
化石
Transliteration: kaseki
"海岸で貝の化石を発見しました。"
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