belemnite

bel·em·nite

noun \ˈbe-ləm-ˌnīt\

Definition of BELEMNITE

: any of various extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) that had large often bullet-shaped internal shells and were especially abundant in the Mesozoic era

Origin of BELEMNITE

New Latin belemnites, from Greek belemnon dart; akin to Greek ballein to throw — more at devil

First Known Use: 1646