cochleate

[ kok-lee-it, -eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

cochleate

/ -lɪɪt; ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd; ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt /

1825–35; < Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle ( a ) cochlea + -ātus -ate ¹

Embryo hooked, annular, or cochleate, the radicular end pointing downward.

The cavity containing the cartilage in Mya, fig. 71, is Cochleate.

Cochleate: spirally twisted like a screw or a univalve shell.

Cochleate: Spiral or twisted like a snail shell (Fig. 141, a).

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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