cochleariform

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/kɒklɪˈɛːɹɪfɔːm/

adjective

spoon-shaped

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectivecochleariform (comparative more cochleariform, superlative most cochleariform)

comparative more cochleariform · superlative most cochleariform

  1. spoon-shaped

    The floor of this canal bulges laterally to form a spoon-shaped hook, the cochleariform process.

    2005, Andras Csillag, Atlas of the Sensory Organs, Humana, page 5

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

cochleariform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochleariform

MLA

“cochleariform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochleariform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cochleariform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochleariform.

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