LITUITES


Meaning of LITUITES in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwīd.ˌēz noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lituus + New Latin -ites

: a genus of Ordovician nautiloid mollusks with the shell fully coiled when young but with the later increments forming a straight tube

• lit·u·i·toid ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷wəˌtȯid adjective

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