arenicolite

noun

ar·​e·​nic·​o·​lite

-əˌlīt

plural -s

: a marking found on certain stratified rocks generally regarded as the trail of a mollusk or crustacean though formerly supposed to represent arenicolous worm borrows or trails

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Arenicola + English -ite

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