belemnite Hear it!

belemnite definition

bel·em·nite (bel′əm nīt′)

noun

the cigar-shaped fossilized internal shell of extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) of the Mesozoic Era

Etymology: < Gr belemnon, a dart, arrow, prob. akin to ballein, to throw (see ball) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook