Etymology

baculite

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Today it means: Any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites. Full definition →

Latin baculum
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  1. Latin · derived frombaculum“stick”
  2. English todaybaculite

From Latin baculum (“stick”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Latinbaculum all →

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