'Hamite' definitions:
Definition of 'Hamite'
From: GCIDE
- Hamite \Ha"mite\ (h[=a]"m[imac]t), n.[L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hamite'
From: GCIDE
- Hamite \Ham"ite\ (h[a^]m"[imac]t), n. A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20. [1913 Webster]