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piretelline

piretelline noun: a foraminifer of the family Pirellinae.

Noun

piretelline (plural piretellines)

  1. A foraminifer of the family Pirellinae.
    • […] but the height ( tr.) and the strong convexity of the dolon in separate valves of the other piretelline genera suggest that they may be similar in this respect.1956, Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala, Volumes 36-37, page 278
    • Schallreuter provisionally placed Duringia in the Piretellinae (Eurychilinidae) because the dolon of D. spinsa is similar but it also has dolonal spines not normally present in piretellines.1973, Peter Colley Sylvester-Bradley, David J. Siveter, A Stereo-atlas of Ostracod Shells - Volume 11, Part 1, page 3

Forms of piretelline

pluralpiretellines

Questions about piretelline

What does piretelline mean?
Piretelline means a foraminifer of the family Pirellinae.
What part of speech is piretelline?
Piretelline is a noun.
What is the plural of piretelline?
The plural of piretelline is piretellines.

Words near piretelline in the dictionary

  1. pirepolol
  2. PIREPs
  3. Pires
  4. Pireses
  5. piretanide
  6. piretelline
  7. piretellines
  8. piretite
  9. pirfenidone
  10. PIRG
  11. PIRGs

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