ˈsolenite
[a. F. solénite: see solen n.2 and -ite1 2 a.]
A fossil razor-fish or solen.
| 1828–32 in Webster. 1849 Craig, Solenite, a fossil Solen, of which Lamarck describes five species as occurring in the neighbourhood of Paris. 1850 Ogilvie s.v., Fragments of solenites are found in the Essex cliffs. |