bufonite

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noun

A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.

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toadstone
OriginLatin bufo →
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Meanings

nounbufonite (plural bufonites)

plural bufonites

  1. obsoletebiologyA fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.

    Synonyms: toadstone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.

Similar
toadstone

Origin

  1. Latinbufo“toad”
  2. Englishbufonite

From Latin bufo (“toad”) + -ite. It was once believed to be formed in the head of a toad.

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APA

bufonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufonite

MLA

“bufonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bufonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufonite.

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