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gyroconic

gyroconic adjective: having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.

gyroconic: having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the...
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Adjective

gyroconic (not comparable)

  1. Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.

Origin of gyroconic

From gyro- + conic.

Questions about gyroconic

What does gyroconic mean?
Gyroconic means having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
What part of speech is gyroconic?
Gyroconic is an adjective.

Words near gyroconic in the dictionary

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

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