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Meaning of PHRAGMOCONE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite
 
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 Synonyms: phragmacone
 
 See Also: shell

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phrag"mo*cone\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fence, an inclosure
+ ? a cone.] (Zo["o]l.)
The thin chambered shell attached to the anterior end of a
belemnite. [Written also {phragmacone}.]
 
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