fos·sil 
/ˈfɑ:səl/ noun
plural fos·sils /ˈfɑ:səl/ noun [count] 1 : something (such as a leaf, skeleton, or footprint) that is from a plant or animal which lived in ancient times and that you can see in some rocks
▪ a dinosaur fossil — sometimes used before another noun ▪ fossil [=fossilized] footprints 2 informal : a person whose ideas are very old-fashioned or out-of-date
▪ He says the school's directors are a bunch of old fossils. [=fogies]
▪ a dinosaur fossil — sometimes used before another noun ▪ fossil [=fossilized] footprints
▪ He says the school's directors are a bunch of old fossils. [=fogies]
