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   Am·mo·nite

   /ˈaməˌnīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an ammonoid that belongs to the order Ammonitida, typically having elaborately frilled suture lines.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from modern Latin ammonites, from medieval Latin cornu Ammonis ‘horn of Ammon’, from the fossil's resemblance to the ram's horn associated with Jupiter Ammon (see ammoniacal).

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