Ammonite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ammonite is a noun meaning (paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
Meaning
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
More Meanings
- An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
Example Sentences
There's more interest to my mind in a neolithic scraper than in a whole show-case-full of ammonites and belemnites.
Ammonites floated through the world's shallow oceans for more than three hundred million years, and their fossilized shells turn up all around the world.
There are a few well known shelled giant cephalopods from the fossil record. Some of the largest recorded ammonites are in the genus Parapuzosia, fossils of which reach up to 2m in diameter.
Word Forms
- ammonites
Synonyms for ammonite
Depending on context, synonyms include ammonid, ammonoid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ammonoid, ammonitid, neoammonite, amaltheid, anomphalid, amynodontid.
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