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CORNULITES

\kˈɔːnjʊlˌa͡ɪts], \kˈɔːnjʊlˌa‍ɪts], \k_ˈɔː_n_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ_t_s]\

Definitions of CORNULITES

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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A genus of tube-worms found in the silurian limestones and sandstones.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In geol., a genus of ringed shelly tubes occurring in silurian strata.

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

kor-n[=u]-l[=i]'tez, n.pl. a genus of tubicolous annelids.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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