Hippurite

Hippurite
Hippurite Hip"pu*rite, n. [Gr. ? decked with a horse's tail; "i`ppos horse + ? tail: cf. F. hippurite.] (Paleon.) A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus {Hippurites}, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks. [1913 Webster]

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  • hippurite — (i ppu ri t ) s. f. Genre de coquilles univalves qui n ont encore été trouvées qu à l état fossile …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • hippurite — hip·pu·rite …   English syllables

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  • Radiolite — Ra di*o*lite (r[=a] d[i^]*[ o]*l[imac]t), n. [L. radius ray + lite: cf. F. radiolithe.] (Paleon.) A hippurite. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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