NUMMULITE


Meaning of NUMMULITE in English

— nummulitic /num'yeuh lit"ik/ , adj.

/num"yeuh luyt'/ , n.

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

[ 1805-15; NUMMUL(AR) + -ITE 1 ]

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