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bélemnite — [ belɛmnit ] n. f. • 1751; gr. belemnitês « pierre en forme de flèche » ♦ Paléont. Céphalopode marin fossile, proche de la seiche, dont on trouve la coquille, de forme allongée, dans les terrains de l ère secondaire. ● bélemnite nom féminin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bélemnite — BÉLEMNITE. sub. fém. (Pronon. Bélèmnite.) Espèce de fossile … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Belemnite — Be*lem nite, n. [Gr. ? dart, fr. ? dart, fr. ? to throw: cf. F. b[ e]lemnite.] (Paleon.) A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belemnite — [bel′əm nīt΄] n. [< Gr belemnon, a dart, arrow, prob. akin to ballein, to throw (see BALL2) + ITE1] the cigar shaped fossilized internal shell of extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) of the Mesozoic Era … English World dictionary
BÉLEMNITE — s. f. (On prononce Bélèmnite. ) T. d Hist. nat. Il se dit de Certaines coquilles fossiles, de forme allongée, dont on ne connaît pas les analogues vivants. Il y a beaucoup d espèces de bélemnites … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
belemnite — /bel euhm nuyt /, n. Paleontol. a conical fossil, several inches long, consisting of the internal calcareous rod of an extinct animal allied to the cuttlefish; a thunderstone. [1640 50; < F bélemnite, equiv. to Gk bélemn(on) a dart (n. deriv.… … Universalium
belemnite — noun An extinct group of Mesozoic marine cephalopod, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish. In the universal decay this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousands … Wiktionary
belemnite — be·lem·nì·te s.m. TS paleont. mollusco fossile con conchiglia concamerata interna, appartenente al genere Belemnite | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia dei Belemnitidi, distribuito dal Trias inferiore all Eocenico {{line}} {{/line}}… … Dizionario italiano
belemnite — bel•em•nite [[t]ˈbɛl əmˌnaɪt[/t]] n. pal any cylindrical or conical fossil that represents the internal shell of a group of extinct cephalopods allied to the cuttlefish • Etymology: 1640–50; < F bélemnite < Gk bélemn(on) a dart, der. of… … From formal English to slang
BÉLEMNITE — n. f. T. d’Histoire naturelle Coquille fossile, de forme allongée, dont on ne connaît pas les analogues vivants. Il y a beaucoup d’espèces de bélemnites … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
