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belemnite
noun bel·em·nite \ˈbe-ləm-ˌnīt\
Definition of BELEMNITE
: any of various extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) that had large often bullet-shaped internal shells and were especially abundant in the Mesozoic era
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Origin of BELEMNITE
New Latin belemnites, from Greek belemnon dart; akin to Greek ballein to throw — more at devil
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