1 bactriticone | Definition of bactriticone

bactriticone

noun
bac·​trit·​i·​cone | \ bakˈtritəˌkōn\
plural -s

Definition of bactriticone

: a straight ammonoid with simple sutures corresponding to the orthoceracone among the nautiloids

First Known Use of bactriticone

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bactriticone

New Latin Bactrites + English -i- + cone

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