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tentaculite.

Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

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From the genus name, from Latin tentaculum + -ites.

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