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gyrocone

gyrocone noun: (An organism with) a gyroconic shell.

gyrocone: (An organism with) a gyroconic shell
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Noun

gyrocone (plural gyrocones)

  1. (An organism with) a gyroconic shell.

Adjective

gyrocone (not comparable)

  1. Gyroconic.

Forms of gyrocone

pluralgyrocones

Origin of gyrocone

From gyro- + cone.

Questions about gyrocone

What does gyrocone mean?
Gyrocone means (An organism with) a gyroconic shell.
What part of speech is gyrocone?
Gyrocone can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of gyrocone?
The plural of gyrocone is gyrocones.

Words near gyrocone in the dictionary

  1. gyrocommutative
  2. gyrocompass
  3. gyrocompassed
  4. gyrocompasses
  5. gyrocompassing
  6. gyrocone
  7. gyrocones
  8. gyroconic
  9. gyrocopter
  10. gyrocopters
  11. gyrocosine

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