trilobitic

Variant of trilobite

trilobite definition

tri·lo·bite (trī′lə bīt′)

noun

any of a large class (Trilobita) of extinct marine arthropods having the body divided by two furrows into three parts, found as fossils in Paleozoic rocks

Etymology: < ModL Trilobites, Trilobita: see tri-, lobe, -ite

Related Forms:

  • trilobitic tri′·lo·bit′ic (-bit′ik) adjective

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