Atikokania

noun

At·​i·​ko·​ka·​nia

atə̇(ˌ)kōˈkānēə,

-nyə

: a genus of Precambrian fossils possibly of siliceous sponges and if actually such the only fossil animal known from this early period

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Atikokan river, Ontario, Canada + New Latin -ia

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