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proos·t·racum

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Proostracumnoun

    the anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. before + shell of a testacean.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Proostracum

    prō-os′tra-kum, n. the forward continuation of the guard or rostrum in the Belemnites. [Gr. pro, before, ostrakon, shell.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proostracum in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proostracum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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