Meanings
adjectiveammonitidan (comparative more ammonitidan, superlative most ammonitidan)
comparative more ammonitidan · superlative most ammonitidan
- Of or pertaining to ammonites.
Scientific naming conventions are such that technically, ammonites are ammonoidean, ammonitidan, and sometimes strictly ammonitinan cephalopods.
2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian
Origin
From taxonomic name Ammonitida + -an.
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ammonitidan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ammonitidan
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Chicago
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