belemnite

/ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/ · noun

Meaning

Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.

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belemnoid(English)devil's finger(English)belemnitellid(English)belemnite battlefield(English)elf-bolt(English)cephalopod(English)uncinus(English)bembrid(English)extinct(English)cretaceous(English)jurassic(English)epoch(English)

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