cyrtocone

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noun

A curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.

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Meanings

nouncyrtocone (plural cyrtocones)

plural cyrtocones

  1. biologyA curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.

Origin

From cyrto- + cone.

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APA

cyrtocone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyrtocone

MLA

“cyrtocone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyrtocone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyrtocone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyrtocone.

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