Waldheimia

noun

Wald·​hei·​mia

wȯldˈhīmēə

: a genus of brachiopods closely resembling Terebratula but having longer brachial loops and including many fossil forms and a few that still exist in the deep sea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from G. F. von Waldheim †1853 German paleontologist + New Latin -ia

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