goniatite
/ (ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt) /
noun
any extinct cephalopod mollusc of the genus Goniatites and related genera, similar to ammonites: a common fossil of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks
Word Origin for goniatite
C19: from Greek
gōnia angle, referring to the angular sutures in some species +
-ite
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Words nearby goniatite
gonfanon,
gong,
gong buoy,
gongorism,
gongyo,
goniatite,
gonidium,
gonif,
gonin operation,
gonio-,
goniometer
Example sentences from the Web for goniatite
The venerable Orthoceras and the Goniatite linger on through the epoch and into the first period of the succeeding era.
The Elements of Geology |William Harmon Norton