num·mu·lite (n m y -l t )n. A large, coin-shaped, fossil foraminifer of the genus Nummulites, widely distributed in limestone formations from the Eocene Epoch to the Miocene Epoch of the Cenozoic. [From New Latin Nummul t s, type genus, from Latin nummulus, diminutive of nummus, coin, probably from Greek nomimos, customary, legal; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]num mu·litic (-l tk) adj. |
nummulite [ˈnʌmjʊˌlaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
[from New Latin Nummulites genus name, from Latin nummulus, from nummus coin]
nummulitic [ˌnʌmjʊˈlɪtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  nummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary periodforam, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude family Nummulitidae, Nummulitidae - a family of fossil protoctists |
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