belemnoid

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English

Adjective

belemnoid (comparative more belemnoid, superlative most belemnoid)

  1. dart-shaped; styloid

Noun

belemnoid (plural belemnoids)

  1. (zoology) A member of the Belemnoidea, an extinct group of marine cephalopods.
  2. (anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.