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orthoceratite|ɔːθəʊˈsɛrətaɪt| Also in Lat. form orthoceratites |ˌɔːθəʊsɛrəˈtaɪtiːz|. [f. as prec. + -ite1 2.] A fossil shell of the genus Orthoceras or family Orthoceratidæ; also, an animal of this genus or family.
1754Phil. Trans. XLVIII. 804 The orthoceratites is a strait concamerated shell, ending in a point. 1786Ibid. LXXVI. 445 Belemnites, orthoceratites, and so on, are all sea animals. 1871Hartwig Subterr. W. ii. 18 In the more ancient Palæozoic seas flourished the Orthoceratites, or straight-chambered shells, resembling a nautilus uncoiled. attrib.1853Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. III. xxxii. 376 The orthoceratite limestone of the Alleghanies. Hence orthoceratitic |ˌɔːθəʊsɛrəˈtɪtɪk| a., pertaining to or resembling an orthoceratite. So also orthoceratoid |-ˈsɛrətɔɪd| a. = orthoceratitic; n. = orthoceratite. |