ORBITOLITES


Meaning of ORBITOLITES in English

ˌȯ(r)bəd.əˈlīd.(ˌ)ēz noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin orbita track, rut, orbit + New Latin -o- + -lites -lite — more at orb

: a genus of foraminiferans of the Eocene that form thin, broad, circular disks containing numerous small chambers disposed concentrically about a few spirally wound primordial chambers

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