phragmocone
noun
phrag·mo·cone
variants or less commonly phragmacone
ˈfragməˌkōn
plural -s
: the thin conical chambered internal shell of a belemnite that is either straight or curved, is produced in front into a very thin process resembling a blade or leaf, and fits behind into a deep cavity in the anterior end of the guard
phragmoconic adjective
¦⸗⸗¦känik
Word History
Etymology
phragmocone International Scientific Vocabulary phragmo- (from Greek phragmos fence, fencing in, from phrassein, phrattein to enclose, fence in) + cone; phragmacone International Scientific Vocabulary phragma- (from Greek phragma fence) + cone
- back straddle vault
- back stream
- back swath
- back talk
- back taper
- back tendon
- back then
- back to front
- back trail
- back turn
- back up
- back up or away
- back vent
- back venting
- back-alley
- back-and-forth
- back-and-forthing
- back-and-forths
- back-arc
- back-arcs
- back-burn
- back-burned
- back-burner
- back-burning
- back-burns