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Webster 1913 Edition

Echinite

Ech′i-nite

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
échinite
. See
Echinus
.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil echinoid.

Webster 1828 Edition

Echinite

ECH'INITE

,
Noun.
[See Echinus.] A fossil found in chalk pits, called centronia; a petrified shell set with prickles or points; a calcarious petrifaction of the echinus or sea-hedgehog.

Definition 2024

echinite

echinite

English

Noun

echinite ‎(plural echinites)

  1. (paleontology) A fossil echinoid.

Etymology

Compare French échinite. See echinus.

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