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orthoceras
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orthoceras, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s straight + ke`ras a horn.].
An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by transverse septa. [1913 Webster]
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