"belemnite battlefield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belemnite battlefields [plural]
Etymology: After the visual similarity of belemnite fossils to bullet shells. Head templates: {{en-noun}} belemnite battlefield (plural belemnite battlefields)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, paleontology) A fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Paleontology

Inflected forms

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