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num·mu·lite N0194300 (nŭm′yə-līt′)n. 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.
[From New Latin Nummulītēs, type genus, from Latin nummulus, diminutive of nummus, coin, probably from Greek nomimos, customary, legal; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
num′mu·lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.nummulite (ˈnʌmjʊˌlaɪt) or nummulinen (Palaeontology) any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)[C19: from New Latin Nummulites genus name, from Latin nummulus, from nummus coin] nummulitic adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary periodforam, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrudefamily Nummulitidae, Nummulitidae - a family of fossil protoctists |
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nummulite (nŭm′yə-līt′)n. 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.
num′mu·lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.nummuliteenUK
Words related to nummulitenoun large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary periodRelated Words- foram
- foraminifer
- family Nummulitidae
- Nummulitidae
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