BELEMNITE


Meaning of BELEMNITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbe-ləm-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin belemnites, from Greek belemnon dart; akin to Greek ballein to throw — more at devil

Date: 1646

: any of various extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) that had large often bullet-shaped internal shells and were especially abundant in the Mesozoic era

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