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(paleontology) Any of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites..
The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.
Use baculite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Baculite means (paleontology) Any of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites..
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The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.
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