nummulite

nummulite Definition

num·mu·lite (num′yo̵̅o̅ līt′)

noun

any of a genus (Nummulites) of nearly extinct foraminifera with a somewhat coin-shaped shell

Etymology: < L nummus, a coin (see nummular) + -lite

nummulite Related Forms

num′·mu·lit′ic (-lit′ik) adjective

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