Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A subspecies of the mica called
biotite (which see), distinguished by certain optical properties. - noun A fossil of the genus Anomites; an extinct species of the Anomiidœ or some similar shell.
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Examples
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The mother of pear-like shells of the extinct anomite lay about as though the place had once been the bed of a mighty ocean.
The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881
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