Muschelkalk

adjective

Mu·​schel·​kalk

ˈmu̇shəlˌkälk

: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Triassic

Word History

Etymology

German, shell lime, from muschel mussel, shell + kalk lime

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