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Word: Graptolite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek graptos ‘marked with letters’ + -lite: so named because of the impressions left on hard shales, resembling markings with a slate pencil
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡraptəlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fossil marine invertebrate animal of the Palaeozoic era, forming mainly planktonic colonies and believed to be related to the pterobranchs.
Short Definition:fossil marine invertebrate animal of Palaeozoic era
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