Echinite

Echinite
Echinite Ech"i*nite, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chinite. See {Echinus}.] (Paleon.) A fossil echinoid. [1913 Webster]

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  • échinite — (é ki ni t ) s. m. Oursin de mer pétrifié ou fossile. ÉTYMOLOGIE    En grec, hérisson, et la finale ite qui en géologie indique un fossile …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • echinite — ech·i·nite …   English syllables

  • echinite — ˈekəˌnīt; ə̇ˈkīˌ , ēˈ , eˈ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin echinita, from Latin echinus sea urchin + ita ite : a fossil sea urchin …   Useful english dictionary

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