n. any extinct cephalopod of the order Belemnoidea, having a bullet-shaped internal shell often found in fossilized form.
[ mod.L belemnites f. Gk belemnon dart + -ITE(1) ]
n. any extinct cephalopod of the order Belemnoidea, having a bullet-shaped internal shell often found in fossilized form.
[ mod.L belemnites f. Gk belemnon dart + -ITE(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012