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Word: Nummulite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus ‘coin’) + -ite
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnʌmjʊlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the flat disc-shaped calcareous shell of a foraminiferan (single-celled planktonic animal), found commonly as a fossil up to 8 cm across in marine Tertiary deposits.
Short Definition:flat disc-shaped calcareous shell of foraminiferan
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