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Webster 1913 Edition
Trochite
Tro′chite
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a wheel.]
(Paleon.)
A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trochite
TRO'CHITE
,Noun.
1.
In natural history, a kind of figured fossil stone, resembling parts of plants, called St. Cuthbert's beads. These stones are usually of a brownish color; they break like spar, and are easily dissolved in vinegar. Their figure is generally cylindrical, sometimes a little tapering. Two, three or more of these joined, constitute an entrochus.2.
Fossil remains of the shells called trochus.