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ammonite

am·mo·nite

UK/ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ US/ˈɛə̯mɪ̈nʌɪ̯t̚/ uncommon

noun

1.

one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks

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Origin

From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun.

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