[bel.em.nite] n [NL belemnites, fr. Gk belemnon dart; akin to Gk ballein to throw--more at devil] (1646): any of a genus (Belemnites) of extinct cephalopods that had bullet-shaped internal shells and were esp. abundant in the Mesozoic era
BELEMNITE
Meaning of BELEMNITE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012