nautilicone

nautilicone
\\nȯˈtiləˌkōn\ noun
Etymology: New Latin Nautilus + English -i- + cone
: a nautiloid cephalopod shell coiled in a plane spiral with the outer whorls embracing the inner

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • nautilicone — adj. [Gr. nautilos, nautilus shell; L. conus, cone] (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) Spirally coiled in a single plane …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • nautilicone — nau·til·i·cone …   English syllables

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