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turrilite

turrilite noun: any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

Noun

turrilite (plural turrilites)

  1. Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

Forms of turrilite

pluralturrilites

Origin of turrilite

From Latin turris (“tower”) + -lite or directly from translingual †Turrilites.

Questions about turrilite

What does turrilite mean?
Turrilite means any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
What part of speech is turrilite?
Turrilite is a noun.
What is the plural of turrilite?
The plural of turrilite is turrilites.

Words near turrilite in the dictionary

  1. turrid
  2. turrids
  3. Turriff
  4. Turriff East
  5. turriform
  6. turrilite
  7. turrilites
  8. turrilitid
  9. turrilitids
  10. Turrini
  11. turriphile

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