
• (n. pl.) An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite.
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Ru·dis'tes noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
rudis rough.]
(Paleon.) An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also
Rudista . See
Illust. under
Hippurite .
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