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  • proper noun A taxonomic cohort within the subclass Coleoidea — extinct dibranchiate cephalopods.

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From the name of the genus Belemnites (from Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (belemnon, "dart or javelin") + -ίτης (itēs)) +‎ -oidea

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