nummulite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French nummulite, and its source, Latin nummulus (little coin); and from scientific Latin Nummulites (genus name).

Noun[edit]

nummulite (plural nummulites)

  1. A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils.
    Synonyms: (plural) Pharaoh's beans, (plural) Pharaoh's pence, nummuline

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

nummulite f (plural nummulites)

  1. nummulite

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

nummulite m (plural nummuliti)

  1. nummulite

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