cyrtocone
cyrtocone · cyrtocones
A curved form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in…A curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.
Meaning
1 sensesA curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.
Origin
From cyrto- + cone.From cyrto- + cone.
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Forms
plural: cyrtocones| Singular | cyrtocone |
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See also
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