Trinucleus

noun

Tri·​nucleus

"+

: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Trinucleidae) of Ordovician trilobites in which the glabella and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the head

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tri- + nucleus

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