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lithodome

lithodome noun: any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the former genus Lithodomus, roughly corresponding to modern-day Lithophaga.

Noun

lithodome (plural lithodomes)

  1. (archaic) Any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the former genus Lithodomus, roughly corresponding to modern-day Lithophaga

Forms of lithodome

plurallithodomes

Origin of lithodome

Ancient Greek

Questions about lithodome

What does lithodome mean?
Lithodome means any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the former genus Lithodomus, roughly corresponding to modern-day Lithophaga.
What part of speech is lithodome?
Lithodome is a noun.
What is the plural of lithodome?
The plural of lithodome is lithodomes.

Words near lithodome in the dictionary

  1. lithocyte
  2. lithocytes
  3. lithodialysis
  4. lithodid
  5. lithodids
  6. lithodome
  7. lithodomes
  8. lithodomous
  9. lithodynamic
  10. lithodynamics
  11. lithoed

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