baculite

English

Etymology

From Latin baculum (“stick”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

baculite (plural baculites)

1. (paleontology) Any of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 89:

     The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: bakulit m