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Fossil
- adjective - characteristic of a fossil
- remains of a living thing in the soil
- someone whose style is out of fashion
- the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form.
"sites rich in fossils"
Foussa
- - A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.
Fresco
- noun - a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
- a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- paint onto wet plaster on a wall
- Painting on a wall
Fresno
- noun - a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Frisch
- noun - Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)
- British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
- Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)
Frisee
- unknown - Curly endive, salad plant
Frisia
- noun - an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
Frisks
- noun - play boisterously;
- search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
- the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
Frisky
- adjective - playful like a lively kitten