nummulite

2 definitions found

nummulite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nummulite \Num"mu*lite\, n. [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F.
     nummulite.] (Paleon.)
     A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
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nummulite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nummulite
      n 1: large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period