| 单词 | baculite |
| 释义 | baculite in British English (ˈbækjʊˌlaɪt) noun palaeontology an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length baculite in American English (ˈbækjəˌlait) noun any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip Derived forms baculitic (ˌbækjəˈlɪtɪk) adjective baculoid noun Word origin [1815–25; ‹ L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: diorama, heuristic, norm, pullout, trolley-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite) |
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