Definition of Hipporite
Hip"pu*rite (?), n. [Gr. &?; decked
with a horse's tail; "i`ppos horse + &?; tail: cf. F.
hippurite.] (Paleon.) A fossil bivalve mollusk of
the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-
shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites
are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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