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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Foraminifera similar to Nummulites (which see). It abounds in the Cretaceous and Eocene Tertiary and in places gives name to the rock: as, the Orbitoides limestone of the Gulf States or Orbitolitic group. See
Vicksburg group .
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