ORTHOCERAS


Meaning of ORTHOCERAS in English

ȯ(r)ˈthäsərəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from orth- + -ceras

: an ill-defined genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod mollusks having a long tapering shell that is nearly or quite straight, almost smooth, and many-chambered

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