noun, masculine/fo.sil/plural: fossiles
fossile is masculine in French.
fossil
“fossile vivant” — living fossil
Learned borrowing from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodiō (“to dig up”).
/fo.sil/
fossile is masculine in French.
fossil
“fossile vivant” — living fossil
Learned borrowing from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodiō (“to dig up”).
fossil
“énergie fossile” — fossil energy, fossil fuel
Related: fossilifère, fossilisation, fossiliser, fossilité, microfossile
Learned borrowing from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodiō (“to dig up”).