ammonite
1the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
Origin of ammonite
1Other words from ammonite
- am·mo·nit·ic [am-uh-nit-ik], /ˌæm əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
- am·mon·i·toid [uh-mon-i-toid], /əˈmɒn ɪˌtɔɪd/, adjective
Words Nearby ammonite
Other definitions for ammonite (2 of 3)
a nitrogenous mixture consisting chiefly of dried animal fats, usually obtained from livestock carcasses, and used as a fertilizer.
Origin of ammonite
2Other definitions for Ammonite (3 of 3)
an inhabitant of Ammon.
of or relating to the Ammonites.
Origin of Ammonite
3Other words from Ammonite
- Am·mon·it·ish, adjective
- pre-Am·mon·ite, adjective, noun
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How to use ammonite in a sentence
Within tens of minutes after the asteroid impact, a seismic shockwave would have shaken the Tanis river and created a surge of water that hurled fish, ammonites, and other marine creatures ashore.
It was probably springtime when an asteroid did the dinosaurs in | Kate Baggaley | February 23, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe land north of the Arnon became Amorite; but the ammonite frontier was too well defended to be broken through.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald Sayceammonite: Favier type; ammonium nitrate 75, dinitronaphthalene or other nitro-body, salt 20.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousRamshorn, ramz′horn, n. a semicircular work of low profile in the ditch of a fortified place: an ammonite: a fossil cephalopod.
It has been divided on the coast into four distinct zones, each characterised by its own particular species of ammonite.
Devonshire | Francis A. Knight
There was Mr. H. of the Linnean Society, whose waxed moustache curled round upon itself like an ammonite.
Alone | Norman Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for ammonite (1 of 2)
/ (ˈæməˌnaɪt) /
any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
the shell of any of these animals, commonly occurring as a fossil
Origin of ammonite
1Derived forms of ammonite
- ammonitic (ˌæməˈnɪtɪk), adjective
British Dictionary definitions for ammonite (2 of 2)
/ (ˈæməˌnaɪt) /
an explosive consisting mainly of ammonium nitrate with smaller amounts of other substances, such as TNT
a nitrogenous fertilizer made from animal wastes
Origin of ammonite
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Scientific definitions for ammonite
[ ăm′ə-nīt′ ]
Any of the ammonoids belonging to the order Ammonitida and living during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous Periods. Ammonites had a thick, very ornamental chambered shell with highly defined, wavy sutures between the chambers.
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