Definition of Baculites
:a genus of extinct Cretaceous ammonoids having the shell straight like a tapering rod
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baculitic
adjective
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Baculites
noun
Bac·u·li·tes
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ˌbakyəˈlītēz
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Origin and Etymology of baculites
New Latin, from Latin baculum + -ites -ite
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