TRILOBITE


Meaning of TRILOBITE in English

[ 'trʌɪlə(ʊ)bʌɪt , 'trɪ- ]

■ noun a fossil marine arthropod of the Palaeozoic era, with a segmented rear part divided longitudinally into three lobes.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Trilobites , from Gk tri- 'three' + lobos 'lobe'.

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