Ammonoid
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An extinct cephalopod of the subclass †Ammonoidea (including ammonites).
"Although the extinct externally shelled cephalopods ammonoids have an extensive fossil record, their soft tissues are very poorly known and, like extinct and living nautiloids, they are largely presumed to not have possessed an ink sac."
- 2 one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of an ammonite.
"Literally tens of pence with an ammonoid fossil to highlight how bling bling the world of palaeontology has become"
Synonyms
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More examples"Although the extinct externally shelled cephalopods ammonoids have an extensive fossil record, their soft tissues are very poorly known and, like extinct and living nautiloids, they are largely presumed to not have possessed an ink sac."
Etymology
From the scientific name Ammonoidea, equivalent to Ammon + -oid.