Meaning
Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English belemnite From Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon, “dart, arrow”) + English -ite.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
arrowstonebelemnoidcerauniteelf-boltthunderbolt
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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