About The Word Trilobite
Learn about the word Trilobite to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Trilobite definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Trilobite
| Trilobite Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Trilobite?
[n] an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Palaeozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts
Synonyms | Synonyms for Trilobite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Trilobite: See Also | arthropod Trilobite In Webster's Dictionary \Tri"lo*bite\ (tr[imac]"l[-o]*b[imac]t), n. [Cf. F.
trilobite. See {Trilobate}.] (Paleon.)
Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging
to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the
Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the
close of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually
seen on each segment.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Saccharin ‐ a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as…
- Recap ‐ a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new…
- Dreamed(a) ‐ conceived of or imagined or hoped for; "his dreamed symphony…
- Four ‐ the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [adj] being…
- Family sarcoptidae ‐ small…
- Sadden ‐ make unhappy; 'The news of her death saddened me' [v] come to…
- Try for ‐ make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the…
- Zoftig ‐ euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses…
- Coaxal ‐ having a…
- Chloris truncata ‐ perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged…