ammonite

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see also: Ammonite

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Noun

ammonite (plural ammonites)

1. An explosive prepared from ammonium nitrate; amatol.
2. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.

Synonyms

• (extinct cephalopod) ammonid, ammonoid

Translations

• Portuguese: amonita

Translations

• French: ammonite
• Italian: ammonite
• Portuguese: amonite
• Spanish: amonite

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Ammonite

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Noun

ammonite (plural ammonites)

1. A native or inhabitant of Ammon.

Translations

• Portuguese: amonita

Proper noun

1. The extinct Canaanite language of the Ammonite people who used to live in modern-day northwest Jordan, and after whom its capital Amman is named. Extinct since 5th century BCE.

Translations

• Portuguese: amonita

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