| NOUN | animal | belemnite | a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae |
|---|
| Meaning | A conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Belemnitidae, family Belemnitidae | family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods |
| 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 | belemnita, belemnite | |
| Catalan | belemnit | |
| Adjectives | belemnitic | of or relating to belemnites |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots