Dalmanites

noun

Dal·​ma·​ni·​tes

ˌdalməˈnīt(ˌ)ēz

: a large genus of trilobites found from the Ordovician to the Devonian in Europe, America, and India

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johan W. Dalman †1826 Swedish naturalist + Latin -ites -ite

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Rhymes for Dalmanites

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• amalekites
• amphibolites
• electrolytes
• erythrocytes
• evaporites
• gametophytes
• granulocytes
• hepatocytes
• histiocytes
• melanocytes
• metabolites