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baculite

baculite noun: any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.

Noun

baculite (plural baculites)

  1. Any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
    • The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 89

Forms of baculite

pluralbaculites

Origin of baculite

From Latin baculum (“stick”) + -ite.

Words formed from baculite

Questions about baculite

What does baculite mean?
Baculite means any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
What part of speech is baculite?
Baculite is a noun.
What is the plural of baculite?
The plural of baculite is baculites.

Words near baculite in the dictionary

  1. baculicones
  2. baculiconic
  3. baculiferous
  4. baculiform
  5. baculine
  6. baculite
  7. baculites
  8. baculitic
  9. baculitid
  10. baculitids
  11. baculosome

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