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ammonite

The correct spelling is ammonite.

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noun

IPA: /ˈæmənaɪt/

Say it like: Amm-oni-te

The correct spelling is ammonite. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.

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noun

  1. 1.Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
  2. 2.An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.

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