fossilized
adjective
(UKusuallyfossilised)uk/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪzd/us/ˈfɑː.səl.aɪzd/havingbecomeafossil(= somethingpreservedinrockfor a verylongperiod):
fossilizedbones变成化石的骨头
the fossilizedremainsof earlyhumans
old-fashionedand neverchanging:
因循守旧的；一成不变的Thesystemisextremelyhierarchicaland fossilized.
Theyclingtotheirdated, fossilizedworldview.
languagespecialized
A fossilizederroris amistakethat astudentmakes often and that hasbecomeahabitthat isdifficulttochange:
Teachers canhelplearnersnoticetheirfossilizederrorsbyrecordingthemspeaking.
- Is itpossibletoextractDNAfrom fossilizedremains?
- a set of fossilizedsharkteeth
- Jellyfish have suchsoftbodies, it'srarethat theybecomefossilized.
- Hecollectedplantspecimensbothlivingand fossilized.
- Sherman did notfollowthe fossilized,formalized, precedent-basedthinkingofpreviousmilitaryleaders.
- Astimepassespeoplebecomefossilized andreluctanttochange.
Palaeontology & fossils
- ammonite
- ammonoid
- biozone
- carbon dating
- fossil
- fossil record
- fossilization
- fossilize
- index fossil
- microfossil
- missing link
- palaeontologist
- palaeontology
- petrifaction
- petrify
- radiocarbon dating
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