Etymology

criocone

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Today it means: An organism or fossil with a crioconic shell, or such a shell itself. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρῑός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρῑός“ram”
  2. English todaycriocone

From Ancient Greek κρῑός (krīós, “ram”) + cone.

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