ammonite
noun /ˈæmənaɪt/
/ˈæmənaɪt/
- enlarge imagea fossil of a simple sea creature that no longer exists, and that was related to snails
菊石(已灭绝的头足动物,与螺近缘) 词源mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin ammonites, from medieval Latin cornu Ammonis ‘horn of Ammon’, from the fossil's resemblance to the ram's horn associated with Jupiter Ammon, whose temple is found at Siwa in Egypt.