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Webster 1913 Edition
Turbinite
Tur′bi-nite
,Noun.
[NL.
Turbo
, the generic name, fr. L. turbo
a whirl, top: cf. F. turbinite
.] (Paleon.)
A petrified shell resembling a member of the genus
Turbo
. [R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Turbinite
TUR'BINITE
Definition 2024
turbinite
turbinite
English
Noun
turbinite (plural turbinites)
- (paleontology) A petrified shell resembling the genus Turbo.