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tentaculite

tentaculite noun: any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

tentaculite: any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct...
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Noun

tentaculite (plural tentaculites)

  1. Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

Forms of tentaculite

pluraltentaculites

Origin of tentaculite

From the genus name, from Latin tentaculum + -ites.

Questions about tentaculite

What does tentaculite mean?
Tentaculite means any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.
What part of speech is tentaculite?
Tentaculite is a noun.
What is the plural of tentaculite?
The plural of tentaculite is tentaculites.

Words near tentaculite in the dictionary

  1. tentacular
  2. tentaculate
  3. tentaculated
  4. tentaculiferous
  5. tentaculiform
  6. tentaculite
  7. tentaculites
  8. tentaculitid
  9. tentaculitids
  10. tentaculocyst
  11. tentaculocysts

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