Vocab Bloom Hub

ammonite

/ˈæm.ə.naɪt/

Traduction: Nom désignant une coquille fossile spiralée et cloisonnée de mollusques marins éteints, fréquemment retrouvée dans les roches sédimentaires.

1 entrée

noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈæm.ə.naɪt/

A noun referring to the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an extinct group of marine mollusks, often found in sedimentary rock.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant une coquille fossile spiralée et cloisonnée de mollusques marins éteints, fréquemment retrouvée dans les roches sédimentaires.
  1. Fossilized shell C1 formal scientific

    The coiled, chambered fossil shell of an extinct marine mollusk from the subclass Ammonoidea, often found in sedimentary rock.

    • The cliff face was rich with ammonite fossils from the Jurassic period.
    • Collectors prize well-preserved ammonites for their intricate spiral patterns.
    • The museum displayed a large ammonite specimen that was over 100 million years old.

    🇫🇷ammonite (fossile)

  • ammonites plural form
  • ammonites' possessive plural form
  • ammonite's possessive singular form