Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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CARRICKIA. Geol. A trilobite found in the Upper Stinchar Limestone (1965 Palaeontology VIII. iv. 579).
[Named by R. T. Tripp from Carrick in Ayrshire.]