rudist
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːdɪst
Noun[edit]
rudist (plural rudists)
- (paleontology) Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [from 19th c.]
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 27:
- In its shallow waters, now-extinct clams known as rudists formed extensive beds.
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
rudist m (plural rudiști)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rudist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) rudist | rudistul | (niște) rudiști | rudiștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) rudist | rudistului | (unor) rudiști | rudiștilor |
| vocative | rudistule | rudiștilor | ||
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