baculite

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noun

Any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.

OriginLatin baculum →
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Meanings

nounbaculite (plural baculites)

plural baculites

  1. biologyAny member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.

    The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.

    2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 89

Origin

  1. Latinbaculum“stick”
  2. Englishbaculite

From Latin baculum (“stick”) + -ite.

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Translations

Polish bakulit
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APA

baculite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baculite

MLA

“baculite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baculite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baculite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baculite.

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