belemnite | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology,geology) 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 | |
Related terms: | fossil Belemnitidae | |
Similar spelling: |
Belemnitidae belemnitic Belemnoidea bell_metal |