belemnite
belemnite · belemnites
белемнит
Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very…Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
/ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
белемни́тbelemnít
More definitions
- a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
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By meaning 1
a member of the extinct order Belemnitida:
Forms
plural: belemnites| Singular | belemnite |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsRelatedbelemnitic
Derivedbelemnite battlefield