# bactritid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any cephalopod of the order †Bactritida of straight-shelled (orthoconic) cephalopods, that lived 410 to 230 million years age.

## Etymology
See New Latin bactris, Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron, “staff, cudgel”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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