nummulitic
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Nummulitic — Num mu*lit ic, a. Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; as, nummulitic beds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nummulitic — adjective Of or pertaining to nummulites … Wiktionary
nummulític — num|mu|lí|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
nummulitic — num·mu·lit·ic … English syllables
nummulitic — adjective see nummulite … Useful english dictionary
nummulitic limestone — noun Etymology: New Latin Nummulites, genus of foraminifers, from Latin nummulus Date: 1833 the most widely distributed and distinctive formation of the Eocene in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa … New Collegiate Dictionary
nummulitic limestone — limestone composed predominantly of fossil nummulites. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
nummulitic limestone — noun : the most widely distributed and distinctive formation of the Eocene in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa attaining a thickness of thousands of feet and being composed chiefly of the remains of foraminifers (especially of the genus… … Useful english dictionary
nummulite — nummulitic /num yeuh lit ik/, adj. /num yeuh luyt /, n. a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell. [1805 15; NUMMUL(AR) + ITE1] * * * ▪ paleontology any of the thousands of extinct… … Universalium
Flysch — (fl[=e]sh), n. [A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to flow, melt.] (Geol.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
