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criocones

criocones is the plural of criocone.

Meaning of criocone

Noun

criocone (plural criocones)

  1. An organism or fossil with a crioconic shell, or such a shell itself.
    • Small planospiral criocones with partially coiled whorls (microconchs) or completely uncoiled (macroconchs). Whorl-section hexagonal, rounded up to round. The protoconch and the first whorl unknown, but [...]2002, K. Histon, Albert Daurer, Cephalopods, present and past

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What is criocones the plural of?
Criocones is the plural of criocone.

Words near criocones in the dictionary

  1. crins
  2. crinum
  3. crinums
  4. criobolium
  5. criocone
  6. criocones
  7. crioconic
  8. criodrilid
  9. criodrilids
  10. criolla
  11. criollo

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