Definition of bufonite
English to English noun - An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the oölite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.
source: Webster 1913
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bufonite, bufonidae, bowenite, bonito, bonete, bunt, buoyant, bouffant, bountied, beaumont, bonneted, biont, bunot, boned, bumoto, bounty, bonmot, bonnet, bonded, beynte
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