ammonitoid

ammonitoid
\\|amə|nīd.ˌȯid, əˈmänəˌtȯid\ adjective
Etymology: ammonite (I) + -oid
: resembling an ammonite

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  • ammonitoid — am·mo·nit·oid …   English syllables

  • ammonite — ammonite1 ammonitic /am euh nit ik/, adj. ammonitoid /euh mon i toyd /, adj. /am euh nuyt /, n. the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid. [1700 10; < NL Ammonites < ML (cornu) Ammon(is) (lit., horn of AMMON) + ites ITE1; fossil so called …   Universalium

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