turrilite

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noun

Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

OriginLatin turris →
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Meanings

nounturrilite (plural turrilites)

plural turrilites

  1. biologyAny fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

Origin

  1. Latinturris“tower”
  2. Englishturrilite

From Latin turris (“tower”) + -lite or directly from translingual †Turrilites.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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