graptolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/

Word forms

graptolite graptolites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γραπτός (graptós, “painted, marked with letters”) + -lite.

Related words

sicula prosicula rhabdosome

Derived words

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