"scolithus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scolithi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|σκώληξ||worm}} Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”) Head templates: {{en-noun|scolithi}} scolithus (plural scolithi)
  1. (paleontology) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.

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