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rudist.

Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Where this word comes from

From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista.

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