Etymology

hippurite

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Today it means: A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἵππος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἵππος“horse”
  2. English todayhippurite

Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ite

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἵππος all →

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