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单词 nummulite
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nummulite

[ nuhm-yuh-lahyt ]
/ ˈnʌm yəˌlaɪt /

noun

a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell.

Origin of nummulite

First recorded in 1805–15; nummul(ar) + -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM nummulite

num·mu·lit·ic [nuhm-yuh-lit-ik], /ˌnʌm yəˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby nummulite

numismatic, numismatics, numismatist, nummary, nummular, nummulite, nummulitic limestone, numnah, numpty, numskull, nun
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Example sentences from the Web for nummulite

  • The nummulite limestone was undoubtedly oceanic, and the other shells contained in it are marine species.

    The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson

  • The Eocene includes a series of sandstones and marls with lignite, and these are overlaid by nummulite limestones.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nummulite

nummulite
/ (ˈnʌmjʊˌlaɪt) /

noun

any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)

Derived forms of nummulite

nummulitic (ˌnʌmjʊˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for nummulite

C19: from New Latin Nummulites genus name, from Latin nummulus, from nummus coin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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