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rhyncholite

rhyncholite noun: a fossil cephalopod beak.

Noun

rhyncholite (plural rhyncholites)

  1. A fossil cephalopod beak.

Forms of rhyncholite

pluralrhyncholites

Origin of rhyncholite

From rhyncho- + -lite. Compare French rhyncholithe.

Questions about rhyncholite

What does rhyncholite mean?
Rhyncholite means a fossil cephalopod beak.
What part of speech is rhyncholite?
Rhyncholite is a noun.
What is the plural of rhyncholite?
The plural of rhyncholite is rhyncholites.

Words near rhyncholite in the dictionary

  1. rhynchodaeums
  2. rhynchodipterid
  3. rhynchodipterids
  4. rhynchokinesis
  5. rhynchokinetic
  6. rhyncholite
  7. rhyncholites
  8. rhynchonella
  9. rhynchonellas
  10. rhynchonellatan
  11. rhynchonellate

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