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Ultimately Ancient Greek κεραυνός (keraunós, “thunderbolt”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A belemnite. Full definition →
Ultimately Ancient Greek κεραυνός (keraunós, “thunderbolt”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.