'Ventriculite' definitions:

Definition of 'Ventriculite'

From: GCIDE
  • Ventriculite \Ven*tric"u*lite\, n. [See Ventriculus.] (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Many of them were shaped like vases, others like mushrooms. They belong to the hexactinellids, and are allied to the Venus's basket of modern seas. [1913 Webster]