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ammonite
1[ am-uh-nahyt ]
noun
- the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
ammonite
2[ am-uh-nahyt ]
noun
- a nitrogenous mixture consisting chiefly of dried animal fats, usually obtained from livestock carcasses, and used as a fertilizer.
Ammonite
3[ am-uh-nahyt ]
noun
- an inhabitant of Ammon.
adjective
- of or relating to the Ammonites.
ammonite
1/ ˌæməˈnɪtɪk; ˈæəˌԲɪ /
noun
- any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- the shell of any of these animals, commonly occurring as a fossil
ammonite
2/ ˈæəˌԲɪ /
noun
- an explosive consisting mainly of ammonium nitrate with smaller amounts of other substances, such as TNT
- a nitrogenous fertilizer made from animal wastes
ammonite
/ ă′ə-ī′ /
- Any of the ammonoids belonging to the order Ammonitida and living during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous Periods. Ammonites had a thick, very ornamental chambered shell with highly defined, wavy sutures between the chambers.
Derived Forms
- ammonitic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Ծ· [am-, uh, -, nit, -ik], adjective
- ·Dz··ٴǾ [uh, -, mon, -i-toid], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ammonite1
Origin of ammonite2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ammonite1
Origin of ammonite2
Example Sentences
This revealed a number of specimens including bones from ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and other ancient sea creatures including ammonites and bivalves, marine crocodiles and sharks.
This interval, known as the Hettangian, was a time of continuing adverse conditions in the oceans, with generally low diversities among marine invertebrates, such as ammonites and bivalves.
His collection at the time included ammonites, marine animals with a coiled shell.
Fossil collectors have been using angle grinders and rock saws to excavate large ammonites from a protected beach.
The name of this cuvée refers to the ammonite fossils in the ancient soils of the vineyards.
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