About The Word Trilobite
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Trilobite
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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.
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