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Webster 1913 Edition
Scaphite
Scaph′ite
,Noun.
[L.
scapha
a boat, fr. Gr. σκάφη
a boat, anything dug or scooped out, fr. σκάπτειν
to dig.] (Paleon.)
Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus
Scaphites
, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation. Webster 1828 Edition
Scaphite
SCA'PHITE
,Noun.