Belemnite Definition
bĕləm-nīt
noun
Any of a group of extinct squidlike cephalopod mollusks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods, having a cone-shaped internal shell.
American Heritage
The cigar-shaped fossilized internal shell of extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) of the Mesozoic Era.
Webster's New World
(paleontology) An extinct order Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopod, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Belemnite
Noun
Singular:
belemnite
Plural:
belemnitesOrigin of Belemnite
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New Latin belemnītēs from Greek belemnon dart gwelə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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