Turbinite

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

  Turbinite \Tur"bi*nite\, n. [NL. Turbo, the generic name, fr. L.
     turbo a whirl, top: cf. F. turbinite.] (Paleon.)
     A petrified shell resembling a member of the genus {Turbo}.
     [R.]
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