English Explanatory Dictionary

tentaculite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

Word forms

tentaculite tentaculites

Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin tentaculum + -ites.

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