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LITUITES

\lˈɪtjuːˌa͡ɪts], \lˈɪtjuːˌa‍ɪts], \l_ˈɪ_t_j_uː_ˌaɪ_t_s]\

Definitions of LITUITES

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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In geol., a genus of chambered shells whose whorls are partially coiled up at the smaller end, and the last chamber is produced into a straight trumpet-like tube.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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