echinite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare French échinite. See echinus.
Noun[edit]
echinite (plural echinites)
- (paleontology) A fossilized echinoid.
- Synonym: fairy stone
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “echinite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.