Hamite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hamite \Ha"mite\ (h[=a]"m[imac]t), n.[L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.)
     A fossil cephalopod of the genus {Hamites}, related to the
     ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike
     form.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hamite \Ham"ite\ (h[a^]m"[imac]t), n.
     A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
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