LIVING FOSSIL

Meaning of LIVING FOSSIL in English

noun

: an animal or plant (as the king crab or the gingko tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose near relatives are usually extinct — compare relict

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 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 — 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 — living organism of which the most closely related organisms have been extinct and exist only in fossil form
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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