rudist

== English == === Etymology === From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːdɪst === Noun === rudist (plural rudists) (paleontology) Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [from 19th c.] === Anagrams === turdis == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rudiste. === Noun === rudist m (plural rudiști) rudist ==== Declension ====