arenicolite

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noun

A wormhole or other burrowing tunnel preserved in sandstone or another rock.

OriginLatin arena →
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Meanings

nounarenicolite (plural arenicolites)

plural arenicolites

  1. biologyA wormhole or other burrowing tunnel preserved in sandstone or another rock.

Origin

  1. Latinarena“sand”
  2. Englisharenicolite

From Latin arena (“sand”) + colere (“to cherish or live”); and see -ite.

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APA

arenicolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenicolite

MLA

“arenicolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenicolite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arenicolite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenicolite.

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