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Anarcestes

noun
An·ar·ces·tes | \ˌanərˈseˌstēz, ˌaˌnär-\

Definition of Anarcestes 

: a genus of primitive early Devonian ammonoids from central Europe

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First Known Use of Anarcestes

1884, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anarcestes

New Latin, from an- + Arcestes, genus of mollusks

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The first known use of Anarcestes was in 1884

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