Synonyms for belemnite
- noun
Most common
devil's fingers elf-bolt thunderbolt arrowstone belemnoid ceraunite
Definitions
- n. 1
Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
Forms
- Plural
- belemnites → elf-bolts, thunderbolts, arrowstones, belemnoids…
Example sentences
- thunderbolt A thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| belemnite | falling | |
| thunderbolt | steady | |
| belemnoid | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- belemnoid, ceraunite
- 10 letters
- arrowstone
- 11 letters
- thunderbolt3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (thunderbolt3 = 3 syllables).