LIVING FOSSIL

Meaning of LIVING FOSSIL in English

living organism of which the most closely related organisms have been extinct and exist only in fossil form

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

LIVING FOSSIL — noun Date: 1922 an organism (as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIVING FOSSIL — noun : an animal or plant (as the king crab or the gingko tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVING FOSSIL — an organism that is a living example of an otherwise extinct group and that has remained virtually unchanged in structure …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVING FOSSIL — Date: 1922 : an organism (as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVING FOSSIL — Function: noun Date: 1922 : an organism (as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIVING FOSSIL — [living fossil] n (1922): an organism (as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIVING FOSSIL — ˌliving ˈfossil BrE AmE noun [countable] an ancient animal or plant that still exists and has not changed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVING FOSSIL — реликтовый организм; живой реликт (дерево, ракообразное и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING FOSSIL — Живые ископаемые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING FOSSIL — реликтовый организм; живой реликт ( дерево, ракообразное и т. п. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIVING FOSSIL — реликтовый организм; живой реликт ( дерево, ракообразное и т. п. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LIVING FOSSIL — реликтовый организм; живой реликт ( дерево, ракообразное и т. п. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING FOSSIL — живое ископаемое
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LIVING FOSSIL — живое ископаемое
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LIVING FOSSIL — n infml That man has all the ways of a living fossil — У этого человека весьма старомодные привычки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LIVING FOSSIL — n infml That man has all the ways of a living fossil — У этого человека весьма старомодные привычки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LIVING FOSSIL — living fossil n infml That man has all the ways of a living fossil У этого человека весьма старомодные привычки
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LIVING FOSSIL — That man has all the ways of a living fossil — У этого человека весьма старомодные привычки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LIVING FOSSIL — реликтовый организм; живой реликт (дерево, ракообразное и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) cost of living {{link=living will">living will standard of living
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL — I Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Английский словарь Британика
LIVING — I. ˈliviŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of liven to live — more at live 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL — I. ˈfäsəl also ˈfȯs- sometimes -(ˌ)sil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin fossilis, adjective, dug up 1. archaic : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVING — (n.) Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — (a.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — (a.) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVING — — livingly , adv. — livingness , n. /liv"ing/ , adj. 1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — — fossillike , adj. /fos"euhl/ , n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — adj. of or pertaining to a fossil; of or pertaining to a prehistoric age; old, ancient; out-of-date
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIVING — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : having life b. : active , functioning living languages 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSIL — I. ˈfä-səl adjective Etymology: Latin fossilis obtained by digging, from fodere to dig — more at bed Date: 1604 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVING — noun means of subsistence; sustenance; estate. 2. living ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of live. 3. living ·noun power of continuing life; …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL — noun a substance dug from the earth. 2. fossil ·adj dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL — [fos.sil] adj [L fossilis obtained by digging, fr. fodere to dig--more at bed] (1665) 1: preserved from a past geologic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOSSIL
Britannica English vocabulary
LIVING — living BrE AmE ˈlɪv ɪŋ ▷ living|s z ▶ ˌ living ˈ fossil BrE AmE ▶ ˌ living ˈ memory …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSSIL — fossil BrE AmE ˈfɒs ə l -ɪl AmE \ ˈfɑːs ə l ▷ fossil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIVING — / ˈlɪvɪŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. alive now : all living things living organisms the finest …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIVING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL — fos ‧ sil /ˈfɒs ə l $ ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVING — n. & adj. n. 1 a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSIL — n. & adj. n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1. the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Oxford English vocab
LIVING — ( livings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The work that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIVING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSSIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fossil fuel (= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSSIL — [noun] [C] - a bone, a shell or the shape of a plant or animal which has been preserved in …
Cambridge English vocab
LIVING — n. cost of living Living Theatre The living will standard of living
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL — n. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument fossil fuel John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL — n. Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIVING — See ↑ ALIVE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ earn/make a living • ↑ eke out a living/an existence • ↑ for …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIVING — n. 25B6; noun she cleaned floors for a living : LIVELIHOOD, (source of) income, means of support, subsistence, keep, maintenance, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOSSIL — 1. In software, a misfeature that becomes understandable only in historical context, as a remnant of times past retained so …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
FOSSIL — 1. In software, a misfeature that becomes understandable only in historical context, as a remnant of times past retained so …
Jargon File English vocabulary
FOSSIL — is the hardened remains or traces of plant or animal life from a previous geological period preserved in the Earth's …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
LIVING — 1. сущ. 1) средства к существованию to earn, get, make a living ≈ зарабатывать на жизнь Father never talked about …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) ископаемое, окаменелость (остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох) б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING — 1. ʹlıvıŋ n 1. средства к существованию to earn /to make/ a living as a teacher - зарабатывать на жизнь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOSSIL — fossil.ogg 1. ʹfɒs(ə)l n 1. окаменелость; ископаемое; ископаемые остатки; органические остатки или их отпечатки 2. 1> разг. «ископаемое», человек с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

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