hippurite

== English == === Etymology === Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) +‎ -ite === Noun === hippurite (plural hippurites) (paleontology) A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “hippurite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.