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orbitolite|ɔːˈbɪtəlaɪt|
[In mod.L. orbitolītēs, f. orbita orbit n. + Gr. λίθος stone: see -lite.]
a. The fossil shell of a Foraminifer of the genus Orbitolites.
b. A fossil coral of the genus Orbitolites or Chætites.
1865Carpenter in Intell. Observer No. 40. 297 Internal casts of an Orbitolite. |