Agoniatites

noun

Ago·​ni·​a·​ti·​tes

(ˈ)ā-ˌgō-nē-ə-ˈtī-(ˌ)tēz,

ə-

: a genus of Devonian ammonoid mollusks (family Goniatitidae)

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from a- a- entry 2 + Goniatites goniatites

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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