lithodome

English

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Etymology

Ancient Greek

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Noun

lithodome (plural lithodomes)

1. (archaic) Any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the former genus Lithodomus. They roughly correspond to modern-day Lithophaga

References

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

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιθοδομος (lithodomos).

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Noun

lithodome m (plural lithodomes)

1. lithodome

Further reading

• “lithodome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.