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trilobite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects, Geology
tri·lo·bite /ˈtraɪləbaɪt/ noun [countable]  HBIa type of fossil of a small sea creature 三叶虫
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trilobiteFor example, you never find horse fossils among trilobite remains.There are a number of Paradoxides species, which include some of the largest trilobites.This is one of the most primitive trilobites known.The differences among the trilobites of different ages can be used by paleontologists to date these rocks.As the trilobites spread through the seas of the world, they diversified into a great number of species.The external shell gives the crustaceans the problem it gave the trilobites.The trilobites produced the mosaic eye which has been retained by the insects.Trinucleid trilobites are blind, and with a greatly inflated mid-part of the head region.
Origin trilobite (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek trilobos, from tri- three + lobos ( → LOBE)
tri·lo·bite nounChineseSyllable
small of a Corpus a type sea fossil of


trilobite
trilobite /ˈtraɪləbaɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Greek trilobos, from tri- 'three' + lobos ( lobe)

a type of fossil of a small sea creature


tri·lo·biteBrE /ˈtraɪləʊbaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtraɪləbaɪt/ 🔊 nouna small sea creature that lived millions of years ago and is now a fossil 三叶虫(生活于几百万年前的小型海洋生物,已成化石)