English Explanatory Dictionary

trilobite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extinct arthropod of the class Trilobita, whose body had three large lobes.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹaɪ.ləˌbaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trilobite.wav

Word forms

trilobite trilobites

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Trilobita. By surface analysis, tri- (“three”) + lobe + -ite (“mineral, individual”), literally “three-lober”.

Derived words

Barr trilobite trilobite beetle trilobitelike
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