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ammonite

noun

  1. Any fossil or living creature of the clade Ammonoidea
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ / [ˈɛə̯mɪ̈nʌɪ̯t̚]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English Ammon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Ammonite From Ammon + -ite.

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ammonites.

name

Etymology: Etymology tree English Ammon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Ammonite From Ammon + -ite.

  1. The 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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Ammon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Ammonite From Ammon + -ite.

  1. A native or inhabitant of Ammon.