"stromatolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stromatolites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στρώματα (strṓmata) (plural of στρῶμα (strôma, “layer”)) + λίθος (líthos, “stone, rock”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|στρώματα}} Ancient Greek στρώματα (strṓmata) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stromatolite (plural stromatolites)
  1. (geology) A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria. Wikipedia link: stromatolite Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: stromatolith Derived forms: stromatolitic Related terms: oncoid, oncolite, microbial mat, biofilm, microbialite, thrombolite Translations (rock-like structure built by microorganisms): stromatoliet (Afrikaans), سْتْرُومَاتُولِيت (strūmātūlīt) [feminine] (Arabic), строматоли́т (stromatolít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estromatòlit [masculine] (Catalan), stromatolit (Czech), stromatoliitti (Finnish), stromatolite [masculine] (French), sztromatolit (Hungarian), stromatolita [masculine] (Italian), строматоли́т (stromatolít) [masculine] (Macedonian), estromatolit [masculine] (Occitan), estromatólito [masculine] (Portuguese), строматоли́т (stromatolít) [masculine] (Russian), stromatolit [masculine] (Slovak), estromatolito [masculine] (Spanish), stromatolit [common-gender] (Swedish), строматоліт (stromatolit) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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