anguliferous

anguliferous
\\|aŋgyə|lif(ə)rəs\ adjective
Etymology: anguli- + -ferous
of a gastropod shell : having the last whorl angular

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anguliferous, a.
(æŋgjuːˈlɪfərəs)
[f. L. angulus angle + -iferous bearing.]
‘Applied to a shell which has the last whorl angulated.’ Craig 1847.

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