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单词 orthoceras
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Definition of orthoceras in English:

orthoceras

noun ɔːˈθɒsəras
  • A fossil orthoconic shell of a nautiloid cephalopod mollusc of the Palaeozoic or early Mesozoic eras; specifically a member of the genus Orthoceras.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From post-classical Latin Orthoceras from ancient Greek ὀρθο- ortho- + κέρας horn.

 
 

Definition of orthoceras in US English:

orthoceras

nounɔːˈθɒsəras
  • A fossil orthoconic shell of a nautiloid cephalopod mollusc of the Palaeozoic or early Mesozoic eras; specifically a member of the genus Orthoceras.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From post-classical Latin Orthoceras from ancient Greek ὀρθο- ortho- + κέρας horn.

 
 
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