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hippurite

hippurite noun: a fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.

Noun

hippurite (plural hippurites)

  1. A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.

Forms of hippurite

pluralhippurites

Origin of hippurite

Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ite

Words formed from hippurite

Questions about hippurite

What does hippurite mean?
Hippurite means a fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.
What part of speech is hippurite?
Hippurite is a noun.
What is the plural of hippurite?
The plural of hippurite is hippurites.

Words near hippurite in the dictionary

  1. hippuricase
  2. hippurid
  3. hippurids
  4. hippuristanol
  5. hippuristanolide
  6. hippurite
  7. hippurites
  8. hippuritic
  9. hippus
  10. hippy
  11. hippy crack

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