Meaning Of The Word Nummulite

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What's The Definition Of Nummulite?

nummulite in American English
any of a genus (Nummulites) of nearly extinct foraminifera with a somewhat coin-shaped shell
noun: a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell

nummulite in British English
noun: any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)

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