ammonite

noun (1)

am·mo·nite | \ ˈa-mə-ˌnīt

Definition of ammonite

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

Ammonite

noun (2)

Am·mon·ite | \ ˈa-mə-ˌnīt

Definition of Ammonite (Entry 2 of 2)

: a member of a Semitic people who in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The couple, who own a farm in nearby Hays, had previously collected ammonites and tiny bones while hiking through the shortgrass prairie. — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020 In addition, the amber contained the shells of squid-like critters called ammonites, which also lived in the sea. — Matt Simon, Wired, 11 Mar. 2020 Giant mollusks with flanged shells that looked like alien cruisers disappeared forever, and many species of nautilus-like cephalopods called ammonites also went extinct. — National Geographic, 18 Dec. 2019 The download browser also features the fossilized jaw and skull of an unnamed dolphin species, the skull of a shrub ox unearthed in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns, and a Jurassic Period ammonite. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Nov. 2019 But despite centuries of research, many mysteries still surround ammonites. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 13 May 2019 The Earp homestead is built on a bedrock of ammonite, which acts as a powerful revenant repellant. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2018 In some cases -- some extremely rare cases -- ammonites can fetch between $40,000 to $50,000. — CNN, 21 Mar. 2018 What the girl had found was the fossil of an ammonite, a sea creature that went the way of the dinosaurs millions of years ago. — CNN, 21 Mar. 2018

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