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devil's finger

noun

Definitions

  1. A belemnite, any of various extinct species of cephalopod in the order Belemnitida.

  2. The fossil remains of such a cephalopod.

    • Bivalves, a type of Jurassic oyster, are known as ‘devil’s toenails’ and the bullet shaped belemnites, which look like dinosaur teeth and are the remains of a creature resembling a cuttlefish, are, locally, called ‘devil’s fingers’.

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