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ostreolith

ostreolith noun: a fossil consisting of accumulated oyster shells.

Noun

ostreolith (plural ostreoliths)

  1. A fossil consisting of accumulated oyster shells.
    Synonyms:
    oyster ball

Synonyms of ostreolith

Forms of ostreolith

pluralostreoliths

Origin of ostreolith

From ostreo- + -lith.

Questions about ostreolith

What does ostreolith mean?
Ostreolith means a fossil consisting of accumulated oyster shells.
What part of speech is ostreolith?
Ostreolith is a noun.
What is the plural of ostreolith?
The plural of ostreolith is ostreoliths.

Words near ostreolith in the dictionary

  1. ostreiculturists
  2. ostreid
  3. ostreids
  4. ostreiform
  5. ostreo-
  6. ostreolith
  7. ostreoliths
  8. ostreolysin
  9. ostreophage
  10. ostreophagist
  11. ostreophagists

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