- stromatolitic
- stro·mat·o·lit·ic
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stromatolitic
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stromatolitic — adjective see stromatolite … New Collegiate Dictionary
stromatolitic — See stromatolite. * * * … Universalium
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stromatolite — noun Etymology: Latin stromat , stroma bed covering + English o + lite Date: 1930 a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment • stromatolitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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