Entry
アンモナイト
anmonaito
An extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod.
Meaning
A fossil marine cephalopod with a spiral shell, often used as a reference fossil in geology and paleontology.
- extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
Examples
Example Sentences
博物館で巨大なアンモナイトの化石を見た。
I saw a huge ammonite fossil at the museum.
アンモナイトは、太古の海に生息していた頭足類だ。
Ammonites were cephalopods that lived in ancient seas.
そのアンモナイトの殻は、美しい渦巻きの形をしている。
The ammonite's shell has a beautiful spiral shape.
See Also
ダイヤモンド
daiyamondo
Diamond; also the baseball infield and the diamonds suit in cards.
インディアナ
indiana
Indiana, a U.S. state.
ジャイアント
jaianto
Very large; also a giant-sized person or thing.
クライアント
kuraianto
A customer or client, especially in a business or professional context.
Entry Questions
What does アンモナイト mean in Japanese?
アンモナイト means An extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod.
How do you read アンモナイト?
アンモナイト is read as あんもないと and romanized as anmonaito.
What type of gairaigo is アンモナイト?
アンモナイト is listed as Pure Gairaigo.
What category is アンモナイト in?
アンモナイト is in the Science & Medicine category.
Source Details
- Entry ID
- 1020720
- Source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review notes
- No special notes
- Active language
- English
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