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Meaning of ornithichnite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A fossilised footprint left by a bird.

Examples

“Mr. Lyell next visited the red and green shales of Cabotville, north of Springfield in Massachusetts, where some of the best Ornithichnites have been procured, chiefly in the green shale.”

“Mr. Hitchcock has nowhere maintained the existence of an ornithichnite in the graywacke of Hudson valley.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

ornithichnology ornithine ornithine carbamoyltransferase ornithine cycle ornithine transcarbamylase ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency