bel|em|nite

bel|em|nite
bel|em|nite «BEHL uhm nyt», noun.
1. a dart-shaped fossil now recognized as the shell of an extinct mollusk allied to the cuttlefish; thunderstone.
2. the animal itself
[< Greek bélemnon dart + English -ite1]

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