Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Reinhold Forster (1729–1798). From zoo- + -lite, after French zoolite, probably itself after scientific Latin zoolithus.
Definition of zoolite in US English:
zoolite
noun
A fossil animal.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Reinhold Forster (1729–1798). From zoo- + -lite, after French zoolite, probably itself after scientific Latin zoolithus.