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From cyrto- + (from κυρτός (kurtós)) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + cone?
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A shell which has a curved cone shape. Full definition →
From cyrto- + (from κυρτός (kurtós)) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + cone?
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.