graptolite
UK/ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/
graptolite noun: any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
Noun
graptolite (plural graptolites)
- Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
- The samples were black shale, and on the shales were some ancient fossils called graptolites.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 70
graptolite meaning in Tamil
graptolite in Tamil
- குச்சுடலி புதைப் படிமம்
Forms of graptolite
| plural | graptolites |
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Origin of graptolite
From Ancient Greek γραπτός (graptós, “painted, marked with letters”) + English -lite.
Words formed from graptolite
Questions about graptolite
- What does graptolite mean?
- Graptolite means any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
- What is graptolite in Tamil?
- Graptolite in Tamil is குச்சுடலி புதைப் படிமம். See Graptolite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is graptolite?
- Graptolite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce graptolite?
- Graptolite is pronounced /ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of graptolite?
- The plural of graptolite is graptolites.
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