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scaphite

scaphite noun: an extinct ammonoid of the genus Scaphites.

Noun

scaphite (plural scaphites)

  1. An extinct ammonoid of the genus Scaphites.
    • Landman concluded that scaphites probably didn't have muscular arms or a strong siphon. They didn't need them […].2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 94

Forms of scaphite

pluralscaphites

Questions about scaphite

What does scaphite mean?
Scaphite means an extinct ammonoid of the genus Scaphites.
What part of speech is scaphite?
Scaphite is a noun.
What is the plural of scaphite?
The plural of scaphite is scaphites.

Words near scaphite in the dictionary

  1. scaphiophrynine
  2. scaphiophrynines
  3. scaphiopodid
  4. scaphiopodids
  5. scaphism
  6. scaphite
  7. scaphites
  8. scaphitid
  9. scaphitids
  10. scaphitocone
  11. scaphitocones

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