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Ammonite

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Main Entry:
am·mo·nite 
          Listen to the pronunciation of ammonite
Pronunciation:
\ˈa-mə-ˌnīt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin ammonites, from Latin cornu Ammonis, literally, horn of Ammon
Date:
1758
: any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
am·mo·nit·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of ammonitic \ˌa-mə-ˈni-tik\ adjective


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