tentaculite
English
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Etymology
[edit]From the genus name, from Latin tentaculum + -ites.[1]
Noun
[edit]tentaculite (plural tentaculites)
- (paleontology) Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.
References
[edit]- ^ “Tentaculites”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “tentaculite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.