paucispiral

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adjective

Having few spirals or whorls.

“a paucispiral operculum or shell”

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Meanings

adjectivepaucispiral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving few spirals or whorls.

    a paucispiral operculum or shell

Origin

From pauci- + spiral.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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