galerite

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noun

A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites.

OriginLatin galerum →
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Meanings

noungalerite (plural galerites)

plural galerites

  1. biologyA cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites.

Origin

  1. Latingalerum
  2. Englishgalerite

Latin galerum a hat, cap: compare French galérite. See -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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