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After the visual similarity of belemnite fossils to bullet shells.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
belemnite battlefield
Today it means: A fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra. Full definition →
Today it means: A fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra. Full definition →
After the visual similarity of belemnite fossils to bullet shells.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.