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snakestone (n.)
[snakestone 词源字典]
"fossil ammonite," 1660s, from
snake
(n.) +
stone
(n.). So-called from the old popular notion that they were coiled snakes petrified.
[snakestone etymology, snakestone origin, 英语词源]