spreite

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noun

A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour.

OriginGerman Spreite →
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Meanings

nounspreite (plural spreites or spreiten)

plural spreites · plural spreiten

  1. geographyA sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour.

    The upper part of bivalve-generated burrows includes the siphon trace (one or two siphons) that extends from the body cavity to the sediment/water interface, and any protrusive spreiten above the shell.

    2012, Dirk Knaust, Trace Fossils as Indicators of Sedimentary Environments, page 278

Origin

  1. GermanSpreite
  2. Englishspreite

Borrowed from German Spreite.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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