Nummulite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nummulite \Num"mu*lite\, n. [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F.
     nummulite.] (Paleon.)
     A fossil of the genus {Nummulites} and allied genera.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nummulite
       n : large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period