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baculitic

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bac⋅u⋅lite

  [bak-yuh-lahyt]
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–noun
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
Origin:
1815–25; < L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + -ite 1

Related forms:
bac⋅u⋅lit⋅ic  [bak-yuh-lit-ik] , adjective
bac⋅u⋅loid, noun
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