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GONIATITE
Noun
goniatite (plural goniatites)
Any member of the extinct Goniatitida, a taxonomic order of ammonites.
Source: Wiktionary
Go"ni*a*tite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation, the latest, in the Triassic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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