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lituite Geol.|ˈlɪtjuːaɪt|
[ad. mod.L. Lituītes, f. lituus: see lituus; so called from its shape.]
A fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Lituites.
1828–32in Webster. 1837Buckland Geol. & Min. I. 365 Lituite. Together with the Orthoceratite,..there occurs a cognate genus of chambered shells, called Lituites. 1859in Page Handbk. Geol. Terms. |