belemnite

[ bel-uhm-nahyt ]

/ ˈbɛl əmˌnaɪt /

noun Paleontology.

a conical fossil, several inches long, consisting of the internal calcareous rod of an extinct animal allied to the cuttlefish; a thunderstone.

Origin of belemnite

1640–50; <French bélemnite, equivalent to Greek bélemn(on) a dart (noun derivative from base of bállein to throw) + French -ite-ite¹

Words nearby belemnite

beld, beldam, beleaguer, belection, Belém, belemnite, belemnoid, bel-esprit, Belfast, Belfort, belfry

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Example sentences from the Web for belemnite

As a genus it holds a place intermediate between the Cuttle-fish and the Belemnite.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
They are dark marly bands, in which a Belemnite, Actinocamax plenus, is found.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
Cerau′nite, a belemnite; Cerau′noscope, an apparatus for imitating thunder and lightning in ancient mysteries.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
De Montfort's figure of this genus appears as if it had been drawn from the nucleus of a Belemnite.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby

Here is a piece of Belemnite in limestone, and the fracture in the fossil presents the usual glistening planes of cleavage.
The Cruise of the Betsey|Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for belemnite

belemnite

/ (ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt) /

noun

any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish

the long pointed conical internal shell of any of these animals: a common Mesozoic fossil

Word Origin for belemnite

C17: from Greek belemnon dart

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for belemnite

belemnite

[ bĕl′əm-nīt′ ]

Any of various extinct cephalopod mollusks of the order Belemnoidea that lived from the Triassic into the Tertiary Period. Belemnites had a large, cone-shaped internal shell with a complex structure that served as a support for muscles and as a hydrostatic device. Belemnites were closely related to the present-day squids and cuttlefishes.

The fossilized internal shell of one of these cephalopods. Belemnites are used as index fossils.

单词	belemnite
释义	belemnite [ bel-uhm-nahyt ] / ˈbɛl əmˌnaɪt / noun Paleontology. a conical fossil, several inches long, consisting of the internal calcareous rod of an extinct animal allied to the cuttlefish; a thunderstone. Origin of belemnite 1640–50; <French bélemnite, equivalent to Greek bélemn(on) a dart (noun derivative from base of bállein to throw) + French -ite-ite¹ Words nearby belemnite beld, beldam, beleaguer, belection, Belém, belemnite, belemnoid, bel-esprit, Belfast, Belfort, belfry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for belemnite As a genus it holds a place intermediate between the Cuttle-fish and the Belemnite. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier They are dark marly bands, in which a Belemnite, Actinocamax plenus, is found. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes Cerau′nite, a belemnite; Cerau′noscope, an apparatus for imitating thunder and lightning in ancient mysteries. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various De Montfort's figure of this genus appears as if it had been drawn from the nucleus of a Belemnite. A Conchological Manual\|George Brettingham Sowerby Here is a piece of Belemnite in limestone, and the fracture in the fossil presents the usual glistening planes of cleavage. The Cruise of the Betsey\|Hugh Miller British Dictionary definitions for belemnite belemnite / (ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt) / noun any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish the long pointed conical internal shell of any of these animals: a common Mesozoic fossil Word Origin for belemnite C17: from Greek belemnon dart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for belemnite belemnite [ bĕl′əm-nīt′ ] Any of various extinct cephalopod mollusks of the order Belemnoidea that lived from the Triassic into the Tertiary Period. Belemnites had a large, cone-shaped internal shell with a complex structure that served as a support for muscles and as a hydrostatic device. Belemnites were closely related to the present-day squids and cuttlefishes. The fossilized internal shell of one of these cephalopods. Belemnites are used as index fossils. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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