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Webster 1913 Edition
Orthoceratite
Orˊtho-cer′a-tite
,Noun.
[
Ortho-
+ Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a horn.] (Zool.)
An orthoceras; also, any fossil shell allied to Orthoceras.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orthoceratite
ORTHOCER'ATITE
,Noun.
The name of certain fossil univalve shells, straight or but slightly curved, arranged by Cuvier in the genus Nantilus.