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nummulite

Noun

num=mu=lite

WORDNET DICTIONARY

nummulite(n = noun.animal) Array - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period; Array

is a member of family nummulitidae, nummulitidae

nummulite, n. [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.].

A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera. [1913 Webster]

nummulite, n. a disc-shaped fossil shell of a foraminiferous protozoan found in Tertiary strata.

Etymology

L nummulus dimin. of nummus coin

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