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lituite

lituite noun: any ammonite of the genus †Lituites, found in the Cretaceous formation.

lituite: any ammonite of the genus †Lituites, found in the Cretaceous formation
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Noun

lituite (plural lituites)

  1. Any ammonite of the genus †Lituites, found in the Cretaceous formation.

Forms of lituite

plurallituites

Origin of lituite

From Lituites, genus name.

Questions about lituite

What does lituite mean?
Lituite means any ammonite of the genus †Lituites, found in the Cretaceous formation.
What part of speech is lituite?
Lituite is a noun.
What is the plural of lituite?
The plural of lituite is lituites.

Words near lituite in the dictionary

  1. littérateurs
  2. lituate
  3. Litueche
  4. litui
  5. lituiform
  6. lituite
  7. lituites
  8. lituiticone
  9. lituiticones
  10. lituiticonic
  11. lituitid

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