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galerite

galerite noun: a cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites.

Noun

galerite (plural galerites)

  1. A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites.

Forms of galerite

pluralgalerites

Origin of galerite

Latin galerum a hat, cap: compare French galérite. See -ite.

Questions about galerite

What does galerite mean?
Galerite means a cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites.
What part of speech is galerite?
Galerite is a noun.
What is the plural of galerite?
The plural of galerite is galerites.

Words near galerite in the dictionary

  1. galeorhinid
  2. galeorhinids
  3. galeproof
  4. galeri
  5. galerinoid
  6. galerite
  7. galerites
  8. galero
  9. galerucine
  10. galerucines
  11. gales

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