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hamite
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hamite, n. [L. hamus hook.].
A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites , related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form. [1913 Webster]
hamite, n.
A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20. [1913 Webster]
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