Baculites

noun

Bac·​u·​li·​tes

ˌbakyəˈlītēz

: a genus of extinct Cretaceous ammonoids having the shell straight like a tapering rod

baculitic

¦⸗⸗¦litik

adjective

baculoid

ˈ⸗⸗ˌlȯid

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin baculum + -ites -ite

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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