Scaphite

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

  Scaphite \Scaph"ite\, n. [L. scapha a boat, fr. Gr. ska`fh a
     boat, anything dug or scooped out, fr. ska`ptein to dig.]
     (Paleon.)
     Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus {Scaphites},
     belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered
     boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous


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