bufonite Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bu"fon*ite noun
Etymology
L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite.
Definitions
  1. (Paleon.) 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.

Webster 1913