English Explanatory Dictionary

turrilite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

Word forms

turrilite turrilites

Etymology

From Latin turris (“tower”) + -lite or directly from translingual †Turrilites.

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