trilobite

/ˈtraɪləbaɪt/
noun
  1. A small extinct sea creature that lived hundreds of millions of years ago, with a hard shell and a body divided into three parts.
    • Trilobites were one of the most successful early animals on Earth.
    • While hiking, she found a rock with the imprint of a trilobite.
    • The museum has a fossil of a trilobite that is over 400 million years old.