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Word: Rudist
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French rudistes (plural), from French rude or Latin rudis ‘rude’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈruːdɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a cone-shaped fossil bivalve mollusc which formed colonies resembling reefs in the Cretaceous period.
Short Definition:cone-shaped fossil bivalve mollusc
Variant Forms:
- rudistid
