graptolite

grap·to·lite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grap-tuh-lahyt]
- /ˈgræp təˌlaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grap-tuh-lahyt]
- /ˈgræp təˌlaɪt/

Definitions of graptolite word

noun graptolite any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs. 1
noun graptolite An extinct marine invertebrate animal of the Paleozoic era, forming mainly planktonic colonies and believed to be related to the pterobranchs. 1
noun graptolite any extinct Palaeozoic colonial animal of the class Graptolithina, usually regarded as related to either the hemichordates or the coelenterates: a common fossil, used to determine the age of sedimentary rocks 0
noun graptolite Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods. 0

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Origin of graptolite

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < Greek graptó(s) painted, marked with letters (verbal adjective from gráphein to write) + -lite

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Parts of speech for Graptolite

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graptolite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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