Hip’pu-rite, n.

n. [Fr. hippurite, from Gr. ἵππουρος, decked with a horse-tail, from ἵππος, horse, and οὐρά, tail.] (Palæon.) A fossil bivalve mollusk having a conical, deep under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. It forms the genus Hippurites, and is found in the lower chalk. Woodward.