echinite

English

Etymology

Compare French échinite. See echinus.

Noun

echinite (plural echinites)

1. (paleontology) A fossilized echinoid.

   Synonym: fairy stone

Derived terms

• echinital

References

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