GRYPHAEA

Meaning of GRYPHAEA in English

noun a genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

GRYPHAEA — grə̇ˈfēə, grīˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gryphus or gryph-, gryps griffin — more at griffin 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRYPHAEA — (n.) A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.
Английский словарь Webster
GRYPHAEA — ( n. ) A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRYPHAEA — extinct molluskan genus found as fossils in rocks from the Jurassic period to the Eocene epoch (between 208 million and …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRYPHAEOID — adjective see gryphaea
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRASSOSTREA — krəˈsästrēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin crassus thick, fat + ostrea oyster — more at oyster : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HETTANGIAN STAGE — the lowest of 11 stages in the Jurassic System, consisting of rocks deposited globally during the Hettangian Age (208 to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRETACEOUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. third period of …
Britannica English vocabulary

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