pentremitid

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adjective

pen·​tre·​mit·​id

: of or relating to the genus Pentremites or the family Pentremitidae

pentremitid

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noun

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plural -s

: an echinoderm or fossil of the genus Pentremites or the family Pentremitidae

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Pentremitidae, family of echinoderms, from Pentremites, type genus + -idae

Noun

New Latin Pentremitidae

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