orthoceras

See also: Orthoceras

English

Etymology

From ortho- + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “a horn”).

Noun

orthoceras (plural orthocerata)

  1. Any nautiloid cephalopod mollusc of the genus Orthoceras, known only as fossils
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