CERATITE


Meaning of CERATITE in English

[ 'sɛrətʌɪt , 'sɪər- ]

■ noun Palaeontology an ammonoid fossil of a type with partly frilled and partly lobed suture lines.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Ceratites (from Gk keras , kerat- 'horn') + -ite 1 .

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