trochospiral

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noun

A spiral growth pattern in foraminifers.

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Meanings

nountrochospiral (plural trochospirals)

plural trochospirals

  1. A spiral growth pattern in foraminifers.

    They have a slight variation in trochospiral chamber arrangements with a wider umbilicus

    2015 November 26, “The Impact of the Latest Danian Event on Planktic Foraminiferal Faunas at ODP Site 1210 (Shatsky Rise, Pacific Ocean)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From trocho- + spiral.

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

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

Chicago

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