ammonite

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/ˈæmənaɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.

noun

An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.

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Synonyms

ammonid ammonoid ammonitid cornu ammonis neoammonite amaltheid anomphalid amynodontid anisoceratid heteromorph amphidontid amoebid pachydiscid aspidoceratid parahoplitid adrianitid amphitheriid

Associated

evolute cephalopod involute tethys venter carnivores ribbing jurassic cretaceous lias ammon

Rhymes

insight light contrite incite delight erudite bright twilight recondite forthright

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