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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.
[L. gryphites; Gr. hooked.]
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.

Definition 2024


gryphite

gryphite

English

Noun

gryphite (plural gryphites)

  1. (paleontology) A shell of the genus Gryphea.