Definition of Hamite

1. n. A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form.

2. n. A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6- 20.

Definition of Hamite

1. Noun. A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African peoples ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hamite

1. A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form. Origin: L. Hamus hook. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamite

hametz
hamewith
hamfat
hamfats
hamfatter
hamfisted
hamfistedly
hamfistedness
hamhanded
hamhandedly
hamhandedness
hamiform
hamilton period
haming
haminura
hamite (current term)
hamlet
hamleted
hamlets
hamlike
hammada
hammadas
hammal
hammals
hammam
hammams
hamman-rich syndrome
hamman sign
hammarite
hammed

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