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ectocochleate

ectocochleate adjective: having an external shell.

Adjective

ectocochleate (not comparable)

  1. Having an external shell

Origin of ectocochleate

From ecto- + cochleate.

Questions about ectocochleate

What does ectocochleate mean?
Ectocochleate means having an external shell.
What part of speech is ectocochleate?
Ectocochleate is an adjective.

Words near ectocochleate in the dictionary

  1. ectochoroidea
  2. ectocingulid
  3. ectocingulids
  4. ectocingulum
  5. ectocochlear
  6. ectocochleate
  7. ectocochliate
  8. ectocolpi
  9. ectocolpus
  10. ectocommensal
  11. ectocommensalism

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