helminthite

helminthite
helˈminthite Geol.
[f. as prec. + -ite.]
‘Applied to those long sinuous tracks so common on the surfaces of many flaggy sandstones, and which are usually considered as worm-trails’ (Page Hand-bk. Geol. Terms 1859).

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  • Helminthite — Hel*min thite, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Geol.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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