gyroconic
Having or being a spiral shell which is conic and in which the whorls do not touchHaving or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
Origin
From gyro- + conic.From gyro- + conic.
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