trilobite
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ləˌbaɪt noun
any marine arthropod of the extinct class Trilobita, from the Paleozoic Era, having a flattened, oval body varying in length from 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less to 2 feet (61 cm).
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| —n | |
| any extinct marine arthropod of the group Trilobita, abundant in Palaeozoic times, having a segmented exoskeleton divided into three parts | |
| [C19: from New Latin Trilobītēs, from Greek trilobos having three lobes; see | |
| trilobitic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
trilobite
extinct marine arthropod, 1832, from Mod.L. Trilobites (Walch, 1771), from Gk. tri- "three" + lobos "lobe," so called because its body is divided into three lobes.
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| trilobite (trī'lə-bīt') Pronunciation Key
Any of numerous extinct and mostly small arthropods of the subphylum Trilobita that lived during the Paleozoic Era and are extremely common as fossils. Trilobites had a hard outer covering divided into three lengthwise and three widthwise sections. Their heads had two prominent compound eyes similar in structure to those of modern insects. |
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Example sentences
Contains algal domes and rare trilobite and gastropod remains.
Caudal fin round or trilobite, often with a single upper ray elongated in adults.
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