oxycone

English

Etymology

oxy- +‎ cone.

Noun

oxycone (plural oxycones)

(paleontology, malacology) A type of ammonoid with a slim, disk-shaped (oxyconic) shell.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 87:
  The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.

Translations

type of ammonoid

Italian: oxicona f

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