Tri"lo*bite (trī"l&osl;*bīt), n.
[Cf. F. trilobite. See Trilobate.] (Paleon.) Any
one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order
Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian
periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from
the three lobes usually seen on each segment.
Tri"lo*bite (trī"l&osl;*bīt), n.
[Cf. F. trilobite. See Trilobate.] (Paleon.) Any
one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order
Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian
periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from
the three lobes usually seen on each segment.
