(paleontology) A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.

(computing, informal) A user or advocate of free open source software.

(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, specifically) To elicit information; to ferret out.

(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods.

(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression. / (astronomy) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

The collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history. / The record of preserved evidence for a single species or taxon.

plural of fossil record

present participle of fossick

The act of one who fossicks; a search for gold, gems, etc. or (figuratively) information.