arenicolite

English

Etymology

From Latin arena (“sand”) + colere (“to cherish or live”); and see -ite.

Noun

arenicolite (plural arenicolites)

1. (paleontology) A wormhole or other burrowing tunnel preserved in sandstone or another rock.

References

• “arenicolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ricinoleate