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Definition of Ichnite
1. n. A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone.
Definition of Ichnite
1. Noun. A fossilized footprint or track of an animal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ichnite
1. a fossil footprint [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ichnite
1. A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone. Origin: Gr. Track, footstep. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ichnite
Literary usage of Ichnite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"... a track discovered by Mr. Pliny Moody, the first person in the whole world
who exhumed an ichnite, BO far as has been determined. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1873)
"... the first person in the whole world who ex- in ichnite, RO far as has been
determined. The animal had a inches long, very broad, perhaps web-footed, ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... n. footway; spec, sidewalk, berm. footprint, n. step or footstep,
vestige (literary); spec, prick, track, trace, pug (Anglo-Indian), seal, pad, ichnite, ..."
4. The Geological History of Plants by John William Dawson (1888)
"... as Zeil- Flo ^—^^ycu* (Bv*ichnite*) ler has shown be ***, an animal burrow of
the Siluro-Cam- brian, probably of a crustacean. o, Track made by the bur- ..."
5. Murchison in Moray: A Geologist on Home Ground : With the Correspondence of by Michael Collie, John Diemer (1995)
"... 1862 LGS/M/J5/1 Encouraged by your last kind letter I have been carrying on
my search among the Tarbat ichnite beds in company with my friend the Rev. ..."
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