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miliolite, a. and n. Geol. and Palæont.|ˈmɪlɪəlaɪt|
In 9 erron. milliolite.
[f. Miliola + -ite1.]
A. adj. Formed or consisting of Miliolæ.
B. n. A fossil milioline foraminifer. Hence milioˈlitic a., containing miliolites.
1833Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 246 Coarse marine limestone through which the small multilocular shell, called milliolite, is dispersed in countless numbers. 1847Ansted Anc. World xii. 289 The beds of nummulites and miliolites contemporaneous with those containing the Sheppey plants. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 66 The Miliolite Limestone of the Paris basin. 1883Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. July 68 All the species of Miliolites that we have studied are dimorphous. |