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cast fossil

cast fossil noun: a fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism.

Noun

cast fossil (plural cast fossils)

  1. A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism.

Forms of cast fossil

pluralcast fossils

Questions about cast fossil

What does cast fossil mean?
Cast fossil means a fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism.
What part of speech is cast fossil?
Cast fossil is a noun.
What is the plural of cast fossil?
The plural of cast fossil is cast fossils.

Words near cast fossil in the dictionary

  1. cast away
  2. cast back
  3. cast caution to the wind
  4. cast dispersions
  5. cast down
  6. cast fossil
  7. cast fossils
  8. cast in concrete
  9. cast in one's lot with
  10. cast in someone's teeth
  11. cast iron

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