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echinite

echinite noun: a fossilized echinoid.

Noun

echinite (plural echinites)

  1. A fossilized echinoid.
    Synonyms:
    fairy stone

Synonyms of echinite

Forms of echinite

pluralechinites

Origin of echinite

Compare French échinite. See echinus.

Words formed from echinite

Questions about echinite

What does echinite mean?
Echinite means a fossilized echinoid.
What part of speech is echinite?
Echinite is a noun.
What is the plural of echinite?
The plural of echinite is echinites.

Words near echinite in the dictionary

  1. Echinidan
  2. Echinidans
  3. echinids
  4. echiniscid
  5. echinital
  6. echinite
  7. echinites
  8. echino-
  9. echinocandin
  10. echinocandins
  11. echinochrome

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