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Webster 1913 Edition


Rotalite

Ro′ta-lite

,
Noun.
[L.
rota
wheel +
-lite
.]
(Paleon.)
Any fossil foraminifer of the genus
Rotalia
, abundant in the chalk formation. See Illust. under
Rhizopod
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rotalite

RO'TALITE

,
Noun.
A genus of fossil shells.

Definition 2024


rotalite

rotalite

English

Noun

rotalite (plural rotalites)

  1. (paleontology, archaic) Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations.