bakˈtrīd.ēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek baktron stick, staff + Latin -ites -ite
: a genus of Devonian ammonoids with straight tapering shells and simple sutures
• bac·tri·toid ˈbaktrəˌtȯid adjective
bakˈtrīd.ēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek baktron stick, staff + Latin -ites -ite
: a genus of Devonian ammonoids with straight tapering shells and simple sutures
• bac·tri·toid ˈbaktrəˌtȯid adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012