• (n.) 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.
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Hip'pu·rite noun [ Greek ... decked with a horse's tail;
'i`ppos horse + ... tail: confer French
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. Hipp...
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