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Belemnitidae

noun

family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods

• Syn: ↑family Belemnitidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Belemnoidea, ↑order Belemnoidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑belemnite

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\\ˌbeləmˈnid.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Belemnites, type genus (from French bélemnite or English belemnite) + -idae

: a family of extinct Mesozoic dibranchiate cephalopods comprising the belemnites

Useful english dictionary. 2012.