transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-mə-ˌnīt ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin ammonites, from Latin cornu Ammonis, literally, horn of Ammon
Date: 1758
: any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
• am·mo·nit·ic ˌa-mə-ˈni-tik adjective