ammonite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks

Etymology

From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun. Equivalent to Ammon + -ite.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ammonoid

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