Definition of Ornitholite. Meaning of Ornitholite. Synonyms of Ornitholite

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Definition of Ornitholite

Ornitholite
Ornitholite Or*nith"o*lite, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.

Meaning of Ornitholite from wikipedia

- long-legged bird was formally described by Paul Gervais in 1852, from an "ornitholite" found in 1781 in the quarries of Montmartre and previously studied by...