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hyolithid

hyolithid noun: a member of the Hyolithida order of extinct lophophorate animals.

Noun

hyolithid (plural hyolithids)

  1. A member of the Hyolithida order of extinct lophophorate animals.
    • A study of over 1500 specimens of Haplophrentis, a mid-Cambrian hyolithid from the celebrated Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies and the Spence Shale from Utah, has revealed the details of its soft parts.2017 January 18, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian

Forms of hyolithid

pluralhyolithids

Origin of hyolithid

From scientific Latin Hyolithida (order name).

Questions about hyolithid

What does hyolithid mean?
Hyolithid means a member of the Hyolithida order of extinct lophophorate animals.
What part of speech is hyolithid?
Hyolithid is a noun.
What is the plural of hyolithid?
The plural of hyolithid is hyolithids.

Words near hyolithid in the dictionary

  1. hyoids
  2. hyolaryngeal
  3. hyolarynx
  4. hyolingual
  5. hyolith
  6. hyolithid
  7. hyolithids
  8. hyoliths
  9. Hyolmo
  10. hyomandible
  11. hyomandibles

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