Belemnite
Pronunciation : Be*lem"nite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. dart, fr. dart, fr. to throw: cf. F. b?lemnite.] (Paleon.)
Definition : Defn: A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. -- Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913