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obolite Palæont. (ˈɒbəlaɪt) [f. L. obol-us + -ite.] A fossil shell of the genus Obolus. obolite-grit, a name for the Silurian formation containing these.1859 Owen in Encycl. Brit. (ed. 8) XVII. 105/1 Obolite grit. 1865 Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Obolus, a genus of bivalves belonging to the Lingula fa...
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ungulite
ungulite Palæont. (ˈʌŋgjʊlaɪt) [f. L. ungul-a, ungula + -ite1.] A Palæozoic brachiopod, the obolus. ungulite grit: see obolite.1850 Ansted Elem. Geol., Min., etc. §980 A sandstone, or grit, distinguished by a remarkable fossil (the Ungulite) unknown in Western Europe. Ibid. Index, Ungulite grit. 185...
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obolus
‖ obolus (ˈɒbələs) Pl. oboli (-aɪ). [L. obolus, a. Gr. ὀβολός.] 1. A silver (in later times bronze) coin of ancient Greece, of the value of 1/6 of a drachma.1579–80 North Plutarch (1612) 455 Small peeces of mony..called Oboli, whereof sixe made a Drachma. 1702 Addison Dial. Medals Wks. 1854 I. 258 A...
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