cochleated

  • 11spiry — a. 1. Winding, wreathed, curled, spiral, helical, cochleary, cochleated, screw shaped. 2. Pyramidal, tapering …

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  • 12spiral — I. a. Winding (like the thread of a screw), cochleary, cochleated, spiry, helical, screw shaped. II. n. Helix, worm …

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  • 13cochleate — /ˈkɒkliˌeɪt/ (say koklee.ayt), / liət/ (say leeuht) adjective shaped like a snail shell; spiral. Also, cochleated. {Latin cochleātus} …

  • 14cochleate — [käk′lē āt΄ədkäk′lē āt΄, käk′lēit] adj. [ModL < L cochleatus, spiral shaped: see COCHLEA] shaped like the shell of a snail: also cochleated [käk′lē āt΄əd] …

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