Nummulite Definition
nŭmyə-līt
noun
A large, coin-shaped, fossil foraminifer of the genus Nummulites, widely distributed in limestone formations from the Eocene Epoch to the Miocene Epoch of the Cenozoic.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Nummulites) of nearly extinct foraminifera with a somewhat disk-shaped shell.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nummulite
Noun
Singular:
nummulite
Plural:
nummulitesOrigin of Nummulite
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From New Latin Nummulītēs type genus from Latin nummulus diminutive of nummus coin probably from Greek nomimos customary, legal nem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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