nummulite
[ nuhm-yuh-lahyt ]
/ ˈnʌm yəˌlaɪt /
noun
a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell.
Origin of nummulite
First recorded in 1805–15;
nummul(ar) +
-ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM nummulite
num·mu·lit·ic [nuhm-yuh-lit-ik] /ˌnʌm yəˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby nummulite
numismatic,
numismatics,
numismatist,
nummary,
nummular,
nummulite,
nummulitic limestone,
numnah,
numpty,
numskull,
nun
Example sentences from the Web for nummulite
The nummulite limestone was undoubtedly oceanic, and the other shells contained in it are marine species.
The Story of the Earth and Man |J. W. DawsonThe Eocene includes a series of sandstones and marls with lignite, and these are overlaid by nummulite limestones.
British Dictionary definitions for nummulite
nummulite
/ (ˈnʌmjʊˌlaɪt) /
noun
any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
Derived forms of nummulite
nummulitic (ˌnʌmjʊˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for nummulite
C19: from New Latin
Nummulites genus name, from Latin
nummulus, from
nummus coin