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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fossil cephalopod of the genus Lituites.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Paleon.) Any species of ammonites of the genus Lituites. They are found in the Cretaceous formation.

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  • noun paleontology Any ammonite of the genus Lituites, found in the Cretaceous formation.

Etymologies

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lituus +‎ -ite

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