graptolite

[ grap-tuh-lahyt ]

/ ˈgræp təˌlaɪt /

noun

any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs.

Origin of graptolite

1830–40; <Greek graptó(s) painted, marked with letters (verbal adjective from gráphein to write) + -lite

OTHER WORDS FROM graptolite

grap·to·lit·ic

[grap-tuh-lit-ik], /ˌgræp təˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby graptolite

grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, GRAS, Grasmere, grasp, grasp at straws

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Example sentences from the Web for graptolite

The strata consist of greywackes, flags and shales with seams and zones of graptolite shale which yield fossils sparingly.
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British Dictionary definitions for graptolite

graptolite

/ (ˈɡræptəˌlaɪt) /

noun

any extinct Palaeozoic colonial animal of the class Graptolithina, usually regarded as related to either the hemichordates or the coelenterates: a common fossil, used to determine the age of sedimentary rocks

Word Origin for graptolite

C19: from Greek graptos written, from graphein to write + -lite

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Scientific definitions for graptolite

graptolite

[ grăp′tə-līt′ ]

Any of numerous hemichordates of the class Graptolithina. Graptolites form colonies consisting of interlocked cuplike chambers arranged in one or more branches and covered by an exoskeleton. They flourished from the late Cambrian to the early Mississippian Period, and were thought to be extinct until 1992 when scientists discovered what is believed to be a living species. Graptolites are important index fossils used to date the rocks of the Silurian and Ordovician Periods.

单词	graptolite
释义	graptolite [ grap-tuh-lahyt ] / ˈgræp təˌlaɪt / noun any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs. Origin of graptolite 1830–40; <Greek graptó(s) painted, marked with letters (verbal adjective from gráphein to write) + -lite OTHER WORDS FROM graptolite grap·to·lit·ic [grap-tuh-lit-ik], /ˌgræp təˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby graptolite grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, GRAS, Grasmere, grasp, grasp at straws Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for graptolite The strata consist of greywackes, flags and shales with seams and zones of graptolite shale which yield fossils sparingly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for graptolite graptolite / (ˈɡræptəˌlaɪt) / noun any extinct Palaeozoic colonial animal of the class Graptolithina, usually regarded as related to either the hemichordates or the coelenterates: a common fossil, used to determine the age of sedimentary rocks Word Origin for graptolite C19: from Greek graptos written, from graphein to write + -lite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for graptolite graptolite [ grăp′tə-līt′ ] Any of numerous hemichordates of the class Graptolithina. Graptolites form colonies consisting of interlocked cuplike chambers arranged in one or more branches and covered by an exoskeleton. They flourished from the late Cambrian to the early Mississippian Period, and were thought to be extinct until 1992 when scientists discovered what is believed to be a living species. Graptolites are important index fossils used to date the rocks of the Silurian and Ordovician Periods. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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