orthid
/ˈɔːθɪd/Palaeontology
noun
A fossil articulate brachiopod of the genus Orthis, family Orthidae, or order Orthida, of the Palaeozoic era.
adjective
Of or relating to the family Orthidae or order Orthida of fossil brachiopods.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Smithsonian Institution Annual Reports. From scientific Latin Orthidae, family name from Orthis, genus name + -idae.
- the Blessed Sacrament
- the Blitz
- the bloom is off the rose
- the Boat Race
- the body beautiful
- the Book of Psalms
- the Books of the Maccabees
- the boot (or shoe) is on the other foot
- the Border
- the Borders
- the bottom falls (or drops) out
- the Bourse
- the boy (or girl) next door
- the brass ring
- the bread of life
- the breath of life
- the buck stops here (or with someone)
- the Burse
- theca
- theca folliculi
- the Cairngorms
- the call of nature
- the calm before the storm
- the Canaries
- the cane