nummulite

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noun

A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils.

Similar
Pharaoh's beansPharaoh's pencenummuline
OriginFrench nummulite ← Latin nummulus →
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Meanings

nounnummulite (plural nummulites)

plural nummulites

  1. A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils.

    Synonyms: Pharaoh's beans, Pharaoh's pence, nummuline

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils.

Similar
Pharaoh's beansPharaoh's pencenummuline

Origin

  1. Latinnummulus“little coin”
  2. Frenchnummulite
  3. Englishnummulite

From French nummulite, and its source, Latin nummulus (“little coin”); and from scientific Latin Nummulites (genus name). By surface analysis, numm(us) + -ule + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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