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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUFONITE

n.[L. bufo, a toad. ] Toadstone, or fossil-teeth of the anarrhicas or sea-wolf, formerly much esteemed for its imaginary virtues and worn in rings. It was named from an opinion that it was found in the head of a toad.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUFONITE

Bu "fon *ite, n. Etym: [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite. ] (Paleon.)

Defn: 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.