nucleoconch
nucleoconch noun: the embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
Noun
nucleoconch (plural nucleoconchs or nucleoconches)
- The embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
- This nucleoconch is less than half the size of that seen in the sections of D. crassa.1945, John West Wells, American Old and Middle Tertiary Larger Foraminifera and Corals, page 77
- A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be.1954, Alan Hilder Smout, Lower Tertiary Foraminifera of the Qatar Peninsula, British Museum (Natural History), page 25
Forms of nucleoconch
| plural | nucleoconchs |
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| plural | nucleoconches |
Origin of nucleoconch
From nucleo- + conch.
Questions about nucleoconch
- What does nucleoconch mean?
- Nucleoconch means the embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
- What part of speech is nucleoconch?
- Nucleoconch is a noun.
- What is the plural of nucleoconch?
- The plural of nucleoconch is nucleoconchs.
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