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IPA transcription: ['æmə,naɪts]

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Noun

  • one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks

Usage examples

  • Members of the Order Ammonitida are known as ammonitic ammonites.
  • Fossils include marine bivalves and ammonites.
  • The Ammonites had their capital in Rabbath Ammon.