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rudists

rudists is the plural of rudist.

Meaning of rudist

Noun

rudist (plural rudists)

  1. Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
    • In its shallow waters, now-extinct clams known as rudists formed extensive beds.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 27

Questions about rudists

What is rudists the plural of?
Rudists is the plural of rudist.

Words near rudists in the dictionary

  1. Rudisill
  2. Rudisills
  3. rudist
  4. rudistid
  5. rudistids
  6. rudists
  7. rudite
  8. rudites
  9. rudities
  10. rudity
  11. rudiviral

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