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Hippurite
Hip′pu-rite
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] decked with a horse’s tail;
ἵπποσ
horse + [GREEK] tail: cf. F. hippurite
.] (Paleon.)
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus
Hippurites
, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks. Definition 2024
hippurite
hippurite
English
Noun
hippurite (plural hippurites)
- (paleontology) A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.