Etymology

marsupite

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Today it means: A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse. Full definition →

Latin marsupium, marsuppium
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  1. Latin · derived frommarsupium, marsuppium“pouch, purse”
  2. English todaymarsupite

From Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”) + English -ite; see also marsupial.

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