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orthoconic

orthoconic adjective: having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical and straight (not curved or spiraled).

Adjective

orthoconic (not comparable)

  1. Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical and straight (not curved or spiraled).

Origin of orthoconic

From ortho- + conic.

Questions about orthoconic

What does orthoconic mean?
Orthoconic means having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical and straight (not curved or spiraled).
What part of speech is orthoconic?
Orthoconic is an adjective.

Words near orthoconic in the dictionary

  1. orthocomplements
  2. orthocone
  3. orthocones
  4. orthoconglomerate
  5. orthoconglomerates
  6. orthoconic
  7. orthoconoscope
  8. orthoconoscopes
  9. Orthocorybantian
  10. Orthocorybantians
  11. orthocousin

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