Ammonite
Word | AMMONITE |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | am mon ite |
Pronunciations | /ˈæmənaɪt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Ammonite"
What do we mean by ammonite?
An extinct cephalopod mollusk of the order Ammonitida of the Permian to Cretaceous Periods, having a thick, usually coiled shell characterized by intricate suture patterns where the septa between individual chambers join the outer shell wall. noun
An ammonoid. noun
A name applied to certain explosive materials, patented by Favier, containing ammonium nitrate with other substances, chiefly nitro- or dinitro-naphthalene. noun
One of the fossil shells of an extensive genus (Ammonites) of extinct cephalopodous mollusks (cuttle-fishes), of the family Ammonitidæ, coiled in a plane spiral, and chambered within like the shell of the existing nautilus, to which the ammonites were allied. noun
A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis. noun
An explosive prepared from ammonium nitrate; amatol noun
Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subfamily Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal noun
One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks noun
Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
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