rudist
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English
Etymology
From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːdɪst
Noun
rudist (plural rudists)
- (paleontology) Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 27:
- In its shallow waters, now-extinct clams known as rudists formed extensive beds.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
rudist m (plural rudiști)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | rudist | rudistul | rudiști | rudiștii | |
| genitive-dative | rudist | rudistului | rudiști | rudiștilor | |
| vocative | rudistule | rudiștilor | |||