Etymology

rudist

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Today it means: Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French rudistes ← Latin rudis
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  1. Latin · derived fromrudis
  2. French · derived fromrudistes
  3. English todayrudist

From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista.

Words from the same roots

Latinrudis all →

rude

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

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