echinite

English

Etymology

Compare French échinite. See echinus.

Noun

echinite (plural echinites)

(paleontology) A fossilized echinoid.
Synonym: fairy stone

Derived terms

echinital

References

“echinite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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