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gryphite

gryphite noun: a shell of the genus †Gryphaea.

Noun

gryphite (plural gryphites)

  1. (archaic) A shell of the genus †Gryphaea.

Forms of gryphite

pluralgryphites

Origin of gryphite

†Gryphaea + -ite

Questions about gryphite

What does gryphite mean?
Gryphite means a shell of the genus †Gryphaea.
What part of speech is gryphite?
Gryphite is a noun.
What is the plural of gryphite?
The plural of gryphite is gryphites.

Words near gryphite in the dictionary

  1. gryph
  2. gryphaea
  3. gryphaeas
  4. gryphaeid
  5. gryphaeids
  6. gryphite
  7. gryphites
  8. gryphon
  9. gryphons
  10. gryphosis
  11. gryphs

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