ammonoidean

English

Etymology

From ammonoid +‎ -ean.

Adjective

ammonoidean (comparative more ammonoidean, superlative most ammonoidean)

  1. Of or pertaining to ammonoids.
    • 2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Scientific naming conventions are such that technically, ammonites are ammonoidean, ammonitidan, and sometimes strictly ammonitinan cephalopods.
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