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Webster 1913 Edition
Gryphite
Gryph′ite
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
gryphite
.] (Paleon.)
A shell of the genus
Gryphea
. Webster 1828 Edition
Gryphite
GRYPH'ITE
,Noun.
Crowstone, an oblong fossil shell, narrow at the head, and wider towards the extremity, where it ends in a circular limb; the head or beak is very hooked.