NUMMULITE

nummulite

(noun) large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nummulite (plural nummulites)

a protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils

Source: Wiktionary


Num"mu*lite, n. Etym: [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.] (Paleon.)

Definition: A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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