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ar·chi·me·des \ˌärkəˈmē(ˌ)dēz\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Archimedes died 212 b.c.; from the screwlike axis 1. capitalized : a genus of extinct colonial bryozoans having a spiral screwlike axis and being typical of Mississippian formations but known also from Pennsylvanian and Permain rocks 2. plural archimedes : any bryozoan or fossil of the genus Archimedes |