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heterolith

heterolith noun: a type of hairball found in the stomachs of ruminants.

Noun

heterolith (plural heteroliths)

  1. A type of hairball found in the stomachs of ruminants

Forms of heterolith

pluralheteroliths

Origin of heterolith

From hetero- + -lith.

Questions about heterolith

What does heterolith mean?
Heterolith means a type of hairball found in the stomachs of ruminants.
What part of speech is heterolith?
Heterolith is a noun.
What is the plural of heterolith?
The plural of heterolith is heteroliths.

Words near heterolith in the dictionary

  1. heteroligomeric
  2. heteroligomers
  3. heterolingual
  4. heterolipid
  5. heterolipids
  6. heterolith
  7. heterolithic
  8. heteroliths
  9. heterolobosean
  10. heteroloboseans
  11. heterologic

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