Ammonitoid

/əˈmɒnɪtɔɪd/ noun

Definition

Any member of the order Ammonitoidea, an extinct group of coiled cephalopod mollusks closely related to ammonites.

Etymology

From ammonite plus -oid (Greek -eidēs 'resembling'). This taxonomic term groups together all ammonite-like creatures, used in paleontology to discuss the broader cephalopod group.

Kelly Says

Ammonites aren't just fossils—they're part of a whole extinct family called ammonoids that ruled the oceans for 300 million years, making them one of Earth's most successful animal groups ever.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምኖን
a-m-no-n
ARالعربية
حجر أمونيت
ḥajar amūnīt
BNবাংলা
অ্যামোনাইট
am-o-nai-t
CACatalà
ammonitoides
am-mo-ni-to-id-es
CSČeština
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
DADansk
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
DEDeutsch
Ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
ELΕλληνικά
αμμόνη
am-mo-ni
ESEspañol
ammonita
am-o-ni-ta
FAفارسی
آمنیtoid
a-me-ni-toid
FISuomi
ammonitoidi
am-mo-ni-toid-i
FRFrançais
ammonitoïde
am-o-ni-toid
GUGU
અમોનીટોઈડ
a-mo-ni-to-id
HAHA
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
HEעברית
אמוניט
a-mo-nit
HIहिन्दी
अमोनोइड
am-o-no-id
HUMagyar
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
IDBahasa Indonesia
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
IGIG
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
ITItaliano
ammonitide
am-mo-ni-tide
JA日本語
アンモナイト類
an-mo-na-i-tsu-rui
KKKK
амоннит
a-mon-nit
KMKM
អាម៉ុន៉ូអ៊ីត
a-am-mo-nu-i-t
KO한국어
암모나이트
am-mo-na-i-teu
MRMR
अमोनोइड
a-mo-no-id
MSBahasa Melayu
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
MYမြန်မာ
အမွန်နိုက်
a-mwo-na-i-k
NLNederlands
ammonit
am-mo-nit
NONorsk
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
PAPA
ਅਮੋਨਾਈਟ
a-mo-nai-t
PLPolski
ammonit
am-mo-nit
PTPortuguês
ammonitoide
am-mo-ni-toid
RORomână
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
RUРусский
аммонит
am-mo-nit
SVSvenska
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
SWKiswahili
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
TAதமிழ்
அமோனிய்டு
a-mo-ni-y-du
TEతెలుగు
అమోనైట్
a-mo-nai-t
THไทย
ออมโมไนท์
a-om-mo-nit
TLTL
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
TRTürkçe
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
UKУкраїнська
аммоніт
am-mo-nit
URاردو
امونائٹ
a-mo-nai-t
VITiếng Việt
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
YOYO
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid
ZH中文
菊石类
jú shí lèi
ZUZU
ammonitoid
am-mo-ni-toid

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