trinucleid

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noun

Any trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.

Origintaxonomic name Trinucleidae →
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Meanings

nountrinucleid (plural trinucleids)

plural trinucleids

  1. Any trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.
adjectivetrinucleid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they run mostly along the margins, but run parallel to the margin on the dorsal surface of the cephalon.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameTrinucleidae
  2. taxonomic nameTrinucleidae
  3. Englishtrinucleid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Trinucleidae.

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APA

trinucleid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleid

MLA

“trinucleid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinucleid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinucleid.

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