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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rock formed from the remains of or physiologic action of organisms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In petrography, a term proposed by Ehrenberg as a general name for a rock composed exclusively of organic debris. Also
organo-lith .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geology A
rock or other geological feature formed by livingorganisms .
Etymologies
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bio- + -lith
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