exocone

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noun

An elongated crystallized cone made of transparent material from the cornea in an insect eye.

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Meanings

nounexocone (plural exocones)

plural exocones

  1. biologyAn elongated crystallized cone made of transparent material from the cornea in an insect eye.
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APA

exocone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocone

MLA

“exocone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocone.

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