ammonite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ammonite*:
NOUN	object	ammonite, ammonoid	one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks

ammonite > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'mahnay.t
Rhymes	acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...

English > *ammonite*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks.
Synonym	ammonoid
Broader	fossil	The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
Spanish	ammonoidea, amonita
Catalan	ammonit
Adjectives	ammonitic	of or related to an order of fossil cephalopods

HyperDic: ammonite