Hippurites

noun

Hip·​pu·​ri·​tes

ˌhipyəˈrīt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo

hippuritic

¦⸗⸗¦ritik

adjective

hippuritid

-¦rītə̇d

adjective or noun

hippuritoid

-¦rītˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hipp- + ur- (tail) + -ites

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