TRILOBITE


Meaning of TRILOBITE in English

/ ˈtraɪləʊbaɪt; NAmE ˈtraɪlə-/ noun

a small sea creature that lived millions of years ago and is now a fossil

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Trilobites , from Greek tri- three + lobos lobe.

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