Meanings
nounbuchiid (plural buchiids)
plural buchiids
- biologyA bivalve mollusc of the extinct family †Buchiidae.
The buchiids were certainly the most abundant bivalve group in the oceans of British Columbia during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.
1997, Rolf Ludvigsen, Life in Stone: A Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils, →ISBN, page 177
Origin
Back-formation from Buchiidae, from the genus name Buchia.
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APA
buchiid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buchiid
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“buchiid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buchiid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buchiid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buchiid.
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