Ammonites(3 syl.).
Fossil molluscs allied to the nautilus and
cuttlefish. So called because they resemble the horn upon the ancient
statues of Jupiter Ammon. (See above.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Ammonites from Fact Monster:
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