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ornitholite

ornitholite noun: the fossilised remains of a bird.

Noun

ornitholite (plural ornitholites)

  1. (archaic) The fossilised remains of a bird.
  2. A stone of various colours bearing the figures of birds.

Forms of ornitholite

pluralornitholites

Origin of ornitholite

From ornitho- + -lite.

Questions about ornitholite

What does ornitholite mean?
Ornitholite means the fossilised remains of a bird.
What part of speech is ornitholite?
Ornitholite is a noun.
What is the plural of ornitholite?
The plural of ornitholite is ornitholites.

Words near ornitholite in the dictionary

  1. ornithoidichnites
  2. ornithoids
  3. ornithol
  4. ornitholestid
  5. ornitholestids
  6. ornitholite
  7. ornitholites
  8. ornithologer
  9. ornithologers
  10. ornithologic
  11. ornithological

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