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hamite, n.2|ˈheɪmaɪt|
[ad. mod.L. generic name Hamites, f. hām-us hook: see -ite.]
A fossil cephalopod having a shell of a hooked shape.
1832H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. (ed. 2) 265 The hard black limestone (containing an abundance of Scaphites, Hamites, Turrilites, and other fossils). 1847Ansted Anc. World x. 244 A hooked shell..called a Hamite. |