cochleiform

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adjective

Having the form of a snail shell

OriginLatin cochlea →
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Meanings

adjectivecochleiform (comparative more cochleiform, superlative most cochleiform)

comparative more cochleiform · superlative most cochleiform

  1. Having the form of a snail shell

Origin

  1. Latincochlea“shell”
  2. Englishcochleiform

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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