Etymology

cochleiform

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Today it means: Having the form of a snail shell Full definition →

Latin cochlea
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  1. Latin · derived fromcochlea“shell”
  2. English todaycochleiform

From Latin cochlea (“shell”) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

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cochlea

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