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Definition of Ammonite

1. Noun. One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks.

Definition of Ammonite

1. n. A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.

Definition of Ammonite

1. Noun. Native or inhabitant of Ammon ¹

2. Proper noun. Extinct Canaanite language of the Ammonite people who used to live in modern-day northwest Jordan, and after whom its capital Amman is named. Extinct since 5th century BCE. ¹

3. Noun. An explosive prepared from ammonium nitrate; amatol ¹

4. Noun. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subfamily ''Ammonoidea''; a fossil shell of such an animal ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ammonite

1. the coiled shell of an extinct mollusk [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ammonite

1. A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Origin: L. Cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. An appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun. Synonym: serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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